# canned

Pronunciation: say "KAND" /kænd/

## Adjective

1. Preserved and sealed inside a metal can.
   - Simple: Stored and sealed inside a metal can to keep it good for a long time.
   - _The pantry was stocked with canned tomatoes and tuna for the winter._
   - _Many canned vegetables retain a good portion of their nutrients._
2. Prepared in advance and reused rather than created fresh; standardized, mass-produced, and lacking originality.
   - Simple: Prepared ahead of time and used again and again, so it feels dull and not new.
   - _The company sent a canned response that ignored my actual complaint._
   - _His toast sounded canned, as if he had delivered it a hundred times before._
3. Dismissed from a job by an employer; fired.
   - Simple: Made to leave a job because the boss told you to go.
   - _She was canned for leaking confidential files to a competitor._
   - _Two managers got canned in the weeks after the merger._
5. Canceled or discarded, said of a project or a news article.
   - Simple: Stopped or dropped before being finished or shown, like a show or a news story.
   - _The miniseries was canned halfway through filming when the studio lost interest._
   - _Several planned segments were canned before the broadcast went live._
6. Drunk; intoxicated from drinking alcohol. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Having drunk so much alcohol that you cannot act or think normally.
   - _He showed up to the meeting still canned from the night before._
   - _She was too canned to remember how she got home._

## Verb

4. Simple past and past participle of can. — simple past and past participle of can
   - Simple: Past tense of can. Use this form when talking about food that was sealed in cans earlier.
   - _The factory canned thousands of fish each day during the season._
   - _She canned the extra vegetables to save them for winter._

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