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Kept or preserved in a can or similar container
“Students facing similar circumstances as Susan deserve more than subsisting on canned food or ramen noodles.”
Recorded or prepared in advance
“The canned laughter clearly enhanced the humorous value of the material.”
Following a formula, model or pattern
“There's no canned storyline to follow, just seven scenarios that plant you in Germany, France, Great Britain, or different regions of the United States.”
Standardized, lacking originality or customization
“I assure you that this is not just a canned response, but a real, sincere, well-thought-out answer based on facts, experience, and product knowledge.”
(slang) Intoxicated by an excess of alcohol
“He was quite obviously canned last night after a few drinks.”
Dismissed or fired from a role or job
Processed at high temperatures, canned, tinned, or long-life
(informal) To have gotten rid off
Past tense for to be able to
“He is an extraordinary linguist who can speak several languages fluently.”
Past tense for to be permitted or enabled to
“Can I borrow your pen?”
Past tense for to discharge from a job or position
“The company was losing money and had to can several workers.”
(of an action or operation) Past tense for to bring to an immediate end
“I would can the sugary drinks if I were you.”
(of edible substances) Past tense for to preserve
“Can the olives and put them in the fridge.”
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