canned

B1
US /kænd/
adj verb Freq #10668

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Preserved in cans.

    canned tomatoes

  2. 2
    adj

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

    canned laughter

  3. 3
    adj

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

    The raider story was canned by the censor on instructions from the naval authorities.

  4. 4
    adj

    sealed in a can or jar

  5. 5
    adj

    recorded for broadcast

  6. 6
    adj

    Drunk.

  7. 7
    adj

    Terminated, fired from a job.

  8. 8
    verb

    simple past and past participle of can

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · preserved in cans. tinned
2 adj · previously prepared; not... boilerplatestock
4 adj · sealed in a can or jar tinned
5 adj · recorded for broadcast transcribed
6 adj · drunk. drunk
Opposites
dried
Word family
Derived forms noncanneduncanned

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