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canned

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canned  (knd)
adj.
1. Preserved and sealed in a can or jar.
2. Informal Recorded or taped for repeated use on television or radio: canned laughter.
3. Informal
a. Used repeatedly with little or no change: a canned speech.
b. Totally unoriginal; devoid of individuality: "Most [soundtrack albums] contain homogenized dance tracks that provide little more than canned excitement" (Boston Globe).

canned [kænd]
adj
1. preserved and stored in airtight cans or tins canned meat
2. Informal prepared or recorded in advance; artificial; not spontaneous canned music
3. a slang word for drunk [1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cannedcanned - recorded for broadcast; "a transcribed announcement"; "canned laughter"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
recorded - set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction; "recorded music"
2.canned - sealed in a can or jar
preserved - prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
Translations
canned [kænd]
A. PT & PP of can 2
B. ADJ
1. [food] → enlatado, en lata
canned foodsconservas fpl alimenticias
2. (= recorded) [music] → grabado, enlatado
canned laughter (TV, Rad) → risas fpl grabadas
3. (= drunk) → mamado, tomado(LAm)

canned
adj
(US) → Dosen-, in Dosen; canned beerDosenbier nt; canned goodsKonserven pl
(inf) canned musicMusikberieselung f (inf); canned laughter/applauseGelächter nt/Applaus mvom Band; canned heatBrennspiritus m
(inf: = drunk) → blau (inf), → voll (sl)

canned [kænd]
1. pt, pp of can 2
2. adj (food) → in scatola (fam) (recorded, music) → registrato/a (Brit) (fam) (drunk) → sbronzo/a (Am) (fam) (worker) → licenziato/a

canned [kænd]
1. pt, pp of can 2
2. adj (food) → in scatola (fam) (recorded, music) → registrato/a (Brit) (fam) (drunk) → sbronzo/a (Am) (fam) (worker) → licenziato/a

canned معلب, مُعلب konzervovaný dåse- konserviert κονσερβαρισμένος, κονσερβοποιημένος enlatado purkki-, säilyke- en boîte, en conserve konzerviran in scatola 缶詰にした, 缶詰めにした 통조림한 ingeblikt hermetisert konserwowy enlatado консервированный konserverad ที่บรรจุในกระป๋อง, ที่บรรจุกระป๋อง kutulanmış, kutulanmış konserve đóng hộp, được đóng hộp 罐装的, 镀锡的


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Other bachelor homesteaders used canned milk, to save trouble.
For before your head has time to spoil you can have it canned, and in that way it may be preserved indefinitely.
Canned goods were turned out that made men laugh, for canned goods on the Long Trail is a thing to dream about.
 
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