canned Definition

can²
noun

1. A sealed container, usually of tin plate or aluminium, used to preserve food and protect it from bacterial contamination, or to retain the carbon dioxide in fizzy drinks.

Thesaurus: canister, tin.
2. A large container made of metal or another material, for holding liquids, eg oil or paint.
3. The amount a can will hold.
4. slang
Prison.
Form: the can
(N Amer)
5. slang
A lavatory.
Form: the can (usually)

verb

canned, canning
1. To seal (food or drink) in metal containers in order to preserve it.

Idiom: carry the can

colloq
To take the blame.

Idiom: in the can

colloq
Completed; finished.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon canne.

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canned
adj

1. Contained or preserved in cans.
2. slang
Drunk.
3. colloq
Previously recorded.
Example: canned laughter