Definition

Noun: A cylindrical metal container designed to hold beer for storage and consumption. It is typically made of aluminum or steel and is sealed to preserve the beverage's carbonation and flavor.

Examples

• Noun:
  • He crushed the empty beer can after finishing his drink.
  • Please recycle the beer can in the blue bin.
  • The design of the modern beer can includes a pull-tab for easy opening.

Advanced Usage

• "Crack open a beer can": To open a can of beer, often implying the start of a relaxing moment.
  • After a long week, he liked to crack open a cold beer can.
• In marketing and design contexts, the term can refer to the can as a branded object distinct from its contents.
  • The brewery's new beer can features vibrant artwork to stand out on the shelf.

Variants and Related Words

• Beer bottle (n): A glass or sometimes plastic container for beer.
  • Some craft beers are only available in beer bottles, not cans.
• Soda can (n): A similar container designed for soft drinks.
  • The recycling plant sorts beer cans from soda cans.

Synonyms

• Ale can (n): A can specifically for ale, a type of beer.
• Lager can (n): A can specifically for lager, a type of beer.
• Beverage can (n): The general category for cans holding drinks.

Related Phrases

• Six-pack of beer cans: A common retail package containing six individual beer cans.
  • He bought a six-pack of beer cans for the party.
• Beer can chicken: A method of roasting a chicken where an open, partially full beer can is placed inside the chicken cavity during cooking.
  • For the barbecue, we're making beer can chicken.

Noun

1. a can that holds beer