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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various devices used to open sealed metal cans, as of food.
  • noun A jump into the water in which one holds one knee close to the chest while extending the other leg and leaning back slightly in order to cause a large splash on entry.

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  • noun A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off.
  • noun A shoulder hit to the chest, usually accomplished while moving from a crouched to a standing position.

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  • noun a device for cutting cans open

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  • Also called a "figure four" (because of its resemblance to a "4"). A dive which, like the cannonball, gets everyone wet, yet can be directed to a particular target area of the pool.

    March 15, 2007

  • Haha! I'd forgotten all about this dive! Thanks, o!

    March 15, 2007

  • can openers come in two forms. Ones for cutting the top off a metal can, and ones that punch a triangular hole in the top of a beverage can so that its contents can be poured out.

    June 28, 2009