canning

1. 1
   noununcountable

   A way to keep food safe to eat by heating it in sealed jars or cans.

   Like sealing food in a closed box that keeps germs out so it lasts a long time.

   Canning lets families store summer vegetables for the winter months.

   She learned canning from her grandmother, sealing ripe tomatoes in glass jars.

   Similarpreserving, bottling

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of can, meaning to seal food in cans or jars.

   The workers are canning fish at the plant all day.

   Grandma is canning beans for the winter.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   Collecting empty cans and bottles to sell them for money.

   Like turning other people's trash into a little bit of cash.

   She earns a little money from canning by picking up bottles in the park.

   Canning helped him save up enough for a bus ticket.

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