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Can opener

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off.
  2. 2
    a device for cutting cans open wordnet
  3. 3
    A shoulder hit to the chest, usually accomplished while moving from a crouched to a standing position.
  4. 4
    A tool for safe-cracking. slang

    "Even the work of opening a safe with nitroglycerine or with a can opener places the criminal in a state of nervous tension."

  5. 5
    A ramming maneuver, that opens up the target ship like a tin can. slang
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  1. 6
    An anti-tank munition or attack vehicle, that opens up armour like a tin can. slang

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