The difference between Can and Tin
When used as nouns, can means a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top, whereas tin means a malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol sn.
When used as verbs, can means to know how to, whereas tin means to place into a tin in order to preserve.
Tin is also adjective with the meaning: made of tin.
check bellow for the other definitions of Can and Tin
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Can as a verb (auxiliary, _, verb, defective):
To know how to; to be able to.
Examples:
"She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday?"
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Can as a verb (modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal):
May; to be permitted or enabled to.
Examples:
"You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework. Can I use your pen?"
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Can as a verb (modal auxiliary verb, defective):
To have the potential to; be possible.
Examples:
"'Can it be Friday already?"
"Teenagers can really try their parents' patience."
"Animals can experience emotions."
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Can as a verb:
(auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
Examples:
"Can you hear that?''."
"I can feel the baby moving inside me."
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Can as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To know.
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Can as a noun:
A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.
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Can as a noun:
A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
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Can as a noun:
A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
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Can as a noun (US, slang):
A chamber pot, now a toilet or lavatory.
Examples:
"[[shit or get off the can Shit or get off the can]]."
"Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me."
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Can as a noun (US, slang):
Buttocks.
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Can as a noun (slang):
Jail or prison.
Examples:
"Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years."
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Can as a noun (slang, plural):
Headphones.
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Can as a noun (archaic):
A drinking cup.
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Can as a noun (nautical):
A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
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Can as a noun:
A chimney pot.
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Can as a verb:
To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar.
Examples:
"They spent August canning fruit and vegetables."
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Can as a verb:
to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
Examples:
"He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail."
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Can as a verb:
To shut up.
Examples:
"Can your gob."
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Can as a verb (US, euphemistic):
To fire or dismiss an employee.
Examples:
"The boss canned him for speaking out."
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Tin as a noun (uncountable):
A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
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Tin as a noun (NZ, British, countable):
An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.
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Tin as a noun (countable):
A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.
Examples:
"muffin tin"
"roasting tin"
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Tin as a noun (countable, squash):
The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
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Tin as a noun (slang, dated, uncountable):
money
Examples:
"rfquotek Beaconsfield"
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Tin as a noun (slang, uncountable):
Computer hardware.
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Tin as an adjective:
Made of tin.
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Tin as an adjective:
Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.
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Tin as a verb (transitive):
To place into a tin in order to preserve.
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Tin as a verb (transitive):
To cover with tin.
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Tin as a verb (transitive):
To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.