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canned

UK/kænd/US/kænd/
adjectiveB1Common in everyday speech and writing · #4,054 of 15,258neutral

Canned means preserved and sealed in a metal container. Canned tomatoes, canned soup, canned peaches.

Britain says tinned for the same thing. Canning kills what is inside by heat and then keeps air out, which is why a can lasts for years, and the nutrition is often better than in fresh produce that has travelled. Canned laughter is recorded rather than live.

Definitions of canned

  1. 1adjectivecannedPreserved and sealed in a metal container.B1

    “We bought canned tomatoes and beans for the camping trip.”

canned is a preserving method.

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canned in the wild

  • Kraft Heinz is the largest manufacturer of canned baked beans in Europe, while Bush Brothers is the largest producer in the United States.

    Baked beans

  • Heinz began producing canned baked beans in 1886.

    Baked beans

  • Chef Boyardee is an American brand of canned pasta products owned by Hometown Food Company.

    Chef Boyardee

  • In the United States, 52 percent of canned tuna is used for sandwiches.

    Tuna fish sandwich

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.