Meanings
nounring pull (plural ring pulls)
plural ring pulls · alternative ring-pull
- 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.
1 more example
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
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 易拉環 /易拉环
- 易拉環 /易拉环 (yìlāhuán)ring for opening a can or a tin
Finnish avausrengas
- avausrengasring for opening a can or a tin
German Zugring, Aufreißdeckel
- Zugringring for opening a can or a tin
- Aufreißdeckelring for opening a can or a tin
Polish zawleczka
- zawleczkaring for opening a can or a tin
Russian кольцо́-открыва́шка
- кольцо́-открыва́шка (kolʹcó-otkryváška)ring for opening a can or a tin
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APA
ring pull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring%20pull
MLA
“ring pull.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring%20pull. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ring pull,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring%20pull.
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