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can2 noun 1 a sealed container, usually of tin plate or aluminium, used to preserve food and protect it from bacterial contamination, or to retain the carbon dioxide in fizzy drinks. 2 a large container made of metal or another material, for holding liquids, eg oil or paint. 3 the amount a can will hold. 4 (the can) slang prison. 5 N Amer, slang (usually the can) a lavatory. verb (canned, canning) to seal (food or drink) in metal containers in order to preserve it. carry the can colloq to take the blame. in the can colloq completed; finished.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon canne.
canned adj 1 contained or preserved in cans. 2 slang drunk. 3 colloq previously recorded • canned laughter.
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