to can
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4.2
- verb
- /kæn/
- You should can that soup after cooking it to keep it safe for months.
- canned food
- canned goods
- canned tuna
Examples
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During the winter, we always can fruits like peaches and pears to have them available throughout the year.
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I decided to can the extra tomatoes from my garden to enjoy them later.
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We made some pretty damn good canned fish.
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Why would I want canned when I can get fresh?
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These are all canned beans.
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When she was a child, she ate canned spaghetti all the time.
Fiction book (1991) -
He was eating canned peaches.
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I'm just eating some canned chili, Sarge.
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At night, she boils some pasta and eats it with canned sauces while watching television.
Fiction book (1994) -
We got canned fruits and vegetables... ...canned fish and meats, hot and cold cereals.
Synonyms
3
5.6
Store fruit in jars or cans to eat later
2
3.2
To stop food from going bad so it lasts longer
1
2.8
To put food into glass or clay containers to keep it for later
1
4.9
To preserve food by putting it into a sealed metal can
Idioms
- Offensive
2
9.9
To attack or punish someone suddenly and violently, often for something they did
- Informal
1
9.9
To not recognize someone at all because you have never met them
Compounds
4
3.9
A small metal or plastic container that holds liquid under pressure and sprays a fine mist
- Literature
1
9.5
Putting off dealing with a difficult issue instead of making a decision now
- Specialized
1
8.4
A floating marker like a metal drum that shows a channel edge or danger in the water
1
4.1
A 2002 American film by Steven Spielberg starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks
- Specialized
1
2.9
A place on a computer where deleted files stay before they are removed for good
How Long-Lasting
Surface Forms
Etymology
To can food comes from putting it into a can, a 'sealed container', so to can tomatoes or peaches is to put them in cans to keep them for a long time.