Akademik

Ash Can

noun

early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life

• Syn: ↑Ashcan school

• Hypernyms: ↑artistic movement, ↑art movement

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noun

Etymology: ash (III)

1. : a metal receptacle for refuse (as ashes) — see can illustration

2. slang : depth charge

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noun, pl ⋯ cans [count]

US old-fashioned : ↑garbage can

Useful english dictionary. 2012.