canned

/kรฆnd/

IPA: /K AE1 N D/

verb
  1. 1

    To seal in a can.

    โ€œThey canned air to sell as a novelty to tourists.โ€

  2. 2

    To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.

    โ€œThey spent August canning fruit and vegetables.โ€

  3. 3

    To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).

    โ€œHe canned the whole project because he thought it would fail.โ€

  4. 4

    To shut up.

    โ€œCan your gob.โ€

  5. 5

    To fire or dismiss an employee.

    โ€œThe boss canned him for speaking out.โ€

  6. 6

    To hole the ball.

adjective
  1. 1

    Preserved in cans.

    โ€œcanned tomatoesโ€

  2. 2

    (by extension) Previously prepared; not fresh or new; standardized, mass produced, or lacking originality or customization.

    โ€œThe form letter included a canned answer stating that what I asked was against policy.โ€

  3. 3

    Drunk.

  4. 4

    Terminated, fired from a job.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/can, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canned