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ring pull

ring pull noun: a ring-shaped extension on the top of a can or tin, which one pulls to open it.

Noun

ring pull (plural ring pulls)

  1. A ring-shaped extension on the top of a can or tin, which one pulls to open it.
    • When I tried to open a tin of soup, the ring pull broke off, and I had to use a tin opener instead.
    • A steward tackles the ring pull on a can of Carlsberg Pilsner in 1966.2023 February 8, Conrad Landin, “Bon appetit: 150 years of railway dining”, in RAIL, number 976, page 47, photo caption

Forms of ring pull

pluralring pulls
alternative formring-pull

Questions about ring pull

What does ring pull mean?
Ring pull means a ring-shaped extension on the top of a can or tin, which one pulls to open it.
What part of speech is ring pull?
Ring pull is a noun.
What is the plural of ring pull?
The plural of ring pull is ring pulls.

Words near ring pull in the dictionary

  1. ring ouzel
  2. ring ouzels
  3. ring play
  4. ring plays
  5. ring plover
  6. ring pull
  7. ring pulls
  8. ring rain
  9. ring rat
  10. ring rats
  11. ring reinforcement

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