Dictionary Definition

can

1 airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: tin, tin can]

2 the quantity contained in a can [syn: canful]

3 a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: can buoy]

4 the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]

5 a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne]

6 a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: toilet, lavatory, lav, john, privy, bathroom]

1 preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: tin, put up]

2 terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: fire, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant: hire] [also: canning, canned]canned adj

1 recorded for broadcast; "a transcribed announcement"; "canned laughter" [syn: transcribed]

2 sealed in a can or jar [syn: tinned]canned See can

User Contributed Dictionary

Preserved in cans.

canned tomatoes
Drunk.
Previously prepared; not fresh or new; standardized, mass produced, or lacking originality or customization.

The form letter included a canned answer stating that what I asked was against policy.

preserved in cans

drunk

previously prepared

canned

The term canned may refer to:

Canned is an episode of Rocko's Modern Life
The canning of food (invented by Francesco Cirio)
Withdrawing/removing something, or putting it on hold (as in "The idea to move office has been canned as it's way too expensive to do so.")
termination of employment (as in "The boss canned me for surfing the Internet too much at work.")
being drunk
something that has been produced and conserved and can be released on demand (canned music, canned laughter, canned response, canned air, canned hunt, a canned email reply).