can opener
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can opener
noun can openers · can-opener
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A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off.
Similar: tin opener
- A shoulder hit to the chest, usually accomplished while moving from a crouched to a standing position.
- A tool for safecracking. Even the work of opening a safe with nitroglycerine or with a can opener places the criminal in a state of nervous tension.
- A ramming maneuver, that opens up the target ship like a tin can.
- An anti-tank munition or attack vehicle, that opens up armour like a tin can.
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noun device used to open tin cans
| Español | abrelatas, abridor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 깡통따개 kkangtongttagae, 캔따개 kaenttagae |
| 日本語 | 缶切り kankiri |
| 中文 | 開罐器 /开罐器 kāiguànqì |
| Português | abridor de lata, abre-latas |
| Français | ouvre-boîtes, ouvre-boîte |
| Deutsch | Dosenöffner |
| Italiano | apriscatole |
| Ελληνικά | ανοιχτήρι anoichtíri |
| Română | deschizător de conserve, deschizător pentru conserve, desfăcător de conserve, desfăcător pentru conserve |
| Русский | консе́рвный нож konsérvnyj nož, открыва́шка otkryváška |
| Tiếng Việt | đồ khui hộp, đồ mở hộp |
| العربية | فَتَّاحَة fattāḥa, مِفَكّ mifakk |
| עברית | פותחן potkhán |
Talk about this word "can opener." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/can%20opener. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. can opener. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/can%20opener "can opener." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/can%20opener.Cite this
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title = {can opener},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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