Bag and Can

Bag

Bag noun - A container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic).

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Can and bag are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Can" instead a noun "Bag".

Nearby Words: baggy, bagging, bagful

Can noun - A metal container in the shape of a cylinder.

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Bag and can are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bag" instead a noun "Can".

old	old bag	old can
full	full bag	full can
special	special bag	special can
similar	similar bag	similar can
Other adjectives: normal, original, free, single, small, actual, entire, large, big, bottomless, huge, blue, little, spare, last, literal, giant, sealed, red, bigger.

Naturally it escalates into fighting, and while Bluto is pummeling Popeye like a speed bag, Popeye reaches for a can of spinach, and grabs a can of onions instead.

Source: Onion Tears
The protagonist, Leon, does in fact have a magic bag that can hold an infinite amount of objects as long as he can carry the weight.

Source: Bag of Holding
You can alternately just drop the bag at the start of combat and move freely, assuming you didn't need what was in the bag, turning your accessible inventory into another tactical decision.

Source: Inventory Management Puzzle

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