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canned.

Preserved in cans.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kænd/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[keənd] ~ [kɛənd]/kand/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/kæːnd/Australia

  1. Preserved in cans.

    not-comparable
    canned tomatoes
    If you don't have fresh cardoon I'll take canned.

  2. Previously prepared; not fresh or new; standardized, mass-produced, or lacking originality or customization.

    broadly · not-comparable
    canned laughter
    The form letter included a canned answer stating that what I asked was against policy.

  3. Drunk.

    not-comparable · slang

  4. Terminated, fired from a job.

    not-comparable

  5. Cancelled or thrown away, said of a project or news article.

    not-comparable
verb/kænd/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[keənd] ~ [kɛənd]/kand/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/kæːnd/Australia

  1. simple past and past participle of can

    form-of · participle · past
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