Can and Pitcher

Can

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

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

Pitcher noun - A handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout.

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

Nearby Words: pitch, pitched, pitching

old	old can	old pitcher
full	full can	full pitcher
nice	nice can	nice pitcher
special	special can	special pitcher
Other adjectives: regular, free, single, entire, big, huge, new, hot, last, literal.

Spider-Man has an enemy called Boomerang who is a former baseball pitcher who has skills similar to Bullseye's (to a much lesser degree, of course) and can potentially turn anything he can throw into a weapon.

Source: Improbable Weapon User / Comic Books
Team pitcher Flash Thomson is enraged because he suspects Parker's skills are due to illegal drugs, while the Green Goblin wants to eliminate Parker so his son's rival team can win instead.

Source: Accidental Athlete
Another key element is the pitcher's mound, a raised area which marks the area from which the pitcher (again, see below) can legally pitch.

Source: Useful Notes / Baseball

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