tölkki — meaning in English
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English meaning
- can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- canned adj Sealed and preserved in a can.
- carton noun A lightweight box made of cardboard or waxed paper, used to package goods.
- jar noun A small container, usually made of glass or clay, used for storing food or other items.
- tube noun A hollow cylinder used to carry liquid, gas, or other material.
Senses
tölkki is used for these senses in English:
- can A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.
- canned Preserved in cans.
- carton An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
- jar A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- tin can A container, usually cylindrical, made out of sheet metal coated with tin, or (by extension) aluminum.
- tube (Australia, slang) A tin can containing beer.
can — full definition
- verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
- noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
- verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
- verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.
canned — full definition
- adj Sealed and preserved in a can.
- adj Prepared in advance and generic, rather than spontaneous or original.
- adj Informal: fired from a job.