Can and Mug

Can

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

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

Mug noun - A round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking.

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

old	old can	old mug
full	full can	full mug
nice	nice can	nice mug
ordinary	ordinary can	ordinary mug
Other adjectives: regular, original, free, single, empty, entire, real, large, big, huge, little, hot, giant, red.

One can even put two caged cats in a sack and stuff that in a mug and they'll drink it (or if you're feeling particularly evil, you can make them drink themselves.)

Source: Good Bad Bugs / Simulation Game
An Irish bartender chops a beer can in half with a meat cleaver, removes the two halves of the can, and overturns a frosty mug over it.

Source: Flair Bartending
Anything and everything can be solved or celebrated with a mug of Horlicksnote a malted milk beverage similar to Ovaltine - both brands existed as rival products in the UK then and still do today.

Source: Series / Call the Midwife

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