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Canned

//kænd// adj, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Preserved in cans. not-comparable

    "canned tomatoes"

  2. 2
    Previously prepared; not fresh or new; standardized, mass-produced, or lacking originality or customization. broadly, not-comparable

    "canned laughter"

  3. 3
    Drunk. not-comparable, slang
  4. 4
    Terminated, fired from a job. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Cancelled or thrown away, said of a project or news article. not-comparable

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    sealed in a can or jar wordnet
  2. 2
    recorded for broadcast wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of can form-of, participle, past

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