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Canned

Definition: Canned

Canned

Adjective

1. Recorded for broadcast; "a transcribed announcement"; (`canned' is used informally as in "canned laughter").

2. Sealed in a can or jar.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "canned" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1896. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Canned

DomainDefinition

Electrical Engineering

A term applied to a machine in which specified parts are completely enclosed and sealed against a fluid by a metal sheath. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Canned

Synonyms: tinned (adj), transcribed (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Canned

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Preservation

Prophylaxis; preserver, preservative, additive; antibiotics, antifungals, biocide; hygiastics, hygiantics; cover, drugget; cordon sanitaire; canning; ensilage; tinned goods, canned goods.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Canned

English words defined with "canned": albacore, anchovyblack olive, brislingcannery, C-rationfreshJapanese crablong-fin tunnypilchard, pineapple juiceripe olivesardine, sild, spratThunnus alalunga, tomato juice, tuna fish salad, tuna saladV-8 juice. (references)
Specialty definitions using "canned": BOHEMIAcanned motor pump, canned pump, Caribbean Basin Initiative, CHEMIST, FOOD, Commodity Supplemental Food Program, cooker, syrupELIZAflat sour, flat sour spoilage, Food Distribution Program on Indian ReservationsLACMELLEA FLORIBUNDANisinPALLETIZER OPERATOR I, PASTEURIZER, Peas, precooked dish, prepared food, processed peaRETORT OPERATORSALVAGE INSPECTOR, sauce maker, sheathed pump, SPICE MIXER, STERILIZER OPERATOR, SYRUP MAKER. (references)
Etymologies containing "canned": Bully. (references)

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Modern Usage: Canned

DomainUsage

Screenplays

We've got canned fruits and vegetables, canned fish and meats, hot and cold syrups, Post Toasties, Corn Flakes, Sugar Puffs, Rice Krispies, Oatmeal and Cream of Wheat (The Shining; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick)

Yeah, I don't have anybody anymore, my brother and sister got canned and they left town, and then my parents went and died on me. (Home for the Holidays; writing credit: W.D. Richter)

Daddy, Tina Hobbs said you were getting canned, so I put gum in her hair (Life's Work; writing credit: Warren Bell; Alana Burgi)

Clever

My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned because I couldn't concentrate. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Canned Dog Feud (1965)

Comedy Central Canned Ham (1996)

Canned Carrott (1990)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Canned

DomainTitle

References

  • Food Processing Equipment for Canned Fruit & Vegetables in Chile: A Strategic Entry Report, 1998 (reference)

  • The 2001 Report on Canned Foods: World Market Segmentation by City (reference)

  • The 2001 Long-Run Global Growth Prospects for Canned Foods: A Physioeconomic Perspective (reference)

  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Canned Vegetables in Asia (reference)

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Ambient Canned Sponge Puddings Desserts (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Canned Plums and Other Vicissitudes of Life: Being the Reminiscences of Several Old Women Who Really Had Ought to Know Better Than to Commit anything (reference)

  • Guidelines for Can Manufacturers and Food Canners: Prevention of Metal Contamination of Canned Foods/F2908 (Fao Food and Nutrition Paper, No 36) (reference)

  • The 2000-2005 World Outlook for Canned Fruit [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference)

  • The Soup Mix Gourmet: 375 Short-Cut Recipes Using Dry and Canned Soups to Cook Up Everything from Delicious Dips and Sumptuous Salads to Hearty Pot r (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Canned

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Canned

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Green beans, fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, honey, maple syrup, baked and canned goods and other wonderful things are found at the USDA Farmer's Market held on a USDA parking lot every Friday during the growing season. Credit: USDA.

Canned Goods . Credit: USDA.

Fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, honey, maple syrup, baked and canned goods and other wonderful things are found at the USDA Farmer's Market held on a USDA parking lot every Friday during the growing season. Credit: USDA.

Petit Pan Squash. Fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, honey, maple syrup, baked and canned goods and other wonderful things are found at the USDA Farmer's Market held on a USDA parking lot every Friday during the growing season. Credit: USDA.

A 4-H Club member storing the food canned from the vegetables grown in her garden, Rockbridge County, Va. Credit: Library of Congress.

Packing canned salmon into cases. Columbia River Packing Association, Astoria, Oregon. Credit: Library of Congress.

Stacks of canned salmon. Columbia River Packing Association, Astoria, Oregon. Credit: Library of Congress.

Wife of Jim Norris with canned goods, Pie Town, New Mexico. Credit: Library of Congress.

Canned and bottled foods. Display of canned and bottled foods. Credit: Library of Congress.

Kitchen of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with neatly arranged wall shelves holding dishes, canned foods, and other provisions. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Canned
 

"Cat food" by Matty And Sharon
Commentary: "Stack of canned cat food."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Canned

AuthorQuotation

Alistair Cooke

Canned music is like audible wallpaper.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Canned

TitleAuthorQuote

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

And four pears peeled and cut in half, cooked and canned, still cost fifteen cents

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Canned

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Most canned foods and frozen dinners contain large amounts of sodium. (references)

Mixing canned cream soups with milk or half-and-half rather than water. (references)

This is the bacterium that occurs in improperly canned foods and honey. (references)

Business

With regard to beer packaging, canned beer accounts for approximately half of the Japanese market. (references)

Cargo handled at Songkhla port includes mainly frozen seafood, rubber, canned foods, and latex products. (references)

The main reason for canned beers' popularity is the presence of large numbers of beer vending machines in Japan. (references)

Economic History

Seychelles

Major exports are canned tuna, fish, and frozen shrimp. (references)

Maldives

Canned tuna and dried fish exports accounted for 53% of all marine product exports. (references)

China

The amount of canned beef imports has increased while frozen and chilled exports have dropped. (references)

Political Economy

MALAYSIA

Duties for processed and high value products, such as canned fruit, snack foods, and many other processed foods, range between 20 and 30 percent. (references)

GREECE

However, some agricultural products (most notably cotton, olive oil, tobacco, cereals, canned peaches, and certain other fruits and vegetables) receive production subsidies from the EU which enhance their export competitiveness. (references)

Trade

New Zealand

No poultry meat (except canned) can be imported into New Zealand. (references)

Travel

Kenya

With the lifting of import controls, a variety of canned and prepared foods are available. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Canned

"Canned" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 84.52% of the time. "Canned" is used about 168 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)84.52%14226,554
Lexical Verb (past tense)7.14%12101,599
Lexical Verb (past participle)5.36%9117,287
Noun (proper)2.98%5157,705
                    Total100.00%168N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Canned

Expressions using "canned": canned and bottled food canned coal canned food canned foods canned fruit canned goods canned meat canned milk canned motor pump canned music canned pump canned sardines canned software. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "canned": badly-canned.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Canned

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

canned heat

193

agriculture canned pineapple

23

agriculture canned goods

113

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22

agriculture canned food

113

agriculture canned peach

21

canned food

79

canned goods seller

20

canned salmon recipe

74

canned chicken recipe

19

canned company food list

70

agri canned food

19

food canned importer

42

canned company list pineapple

18

canned company goods list

40

canned tomato

17

canned salmon

39

canned bacon

17

canned food exporter

39

canned heat lyrics

17

canned tuna recipe

34

canned meat

16

canned goods importer

33

canned fruit

16

canned food italian

31

canned fish

15

canned air

30

canned chicken

15

canned tuna

30

canned company list peach

15

canned food manufacturer

29

canned ham

15

canned fruit manufacturer

27

canned vegetable

14

canned exporter fruit

27

canned goods

11

canned exporter vegetable

26

canned importer peach

10

canned manufacturer vegetable

26

canned peach

10
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Canned

Language Translations for "canned"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i rrumbullosur (pickled, plastered), i regjistruar (on record, proprietary, registered), i konservuar (potted, tinned). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏معلب (packaged, tinned), ‏سكران (boozer, boozy, drunk, drunken, flat, groggy, inebriate, intoxicated, loaded, pickled, pissed, plastered, screwed up, squiffy, tanked, tipsy). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

консервиран (potted, preserved, tinned), приготвен предварително. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

装于罐中 (Canning). (various references)

   

Czech

  

konzervovaný. (various references)

   

Danish

  

metalkapslet. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

ingeblikt. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

مست باده , درقوطی کنسروشده . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

umpioitu. (various references)

   

French

  

machine chemisée, enregistré, en conserve, en boîte, dans une boîte, bourré. (various references)

   

German

  

konservierte, betrunkenen (drunks). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κονσερβοποιημένοσ, συσκευασμένοσ εντόσ τενεκέδων, μηχανή με μεταλλική θωράκιση, φωνογραφημένοσ. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

כבוש (capture, conquest, occupation, occupied, pickled, preserved, pressed, subjugation). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

konzervált (preserved), eltett (preserved). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

kalengan (in cans). (various references)

   

Italian

  

macchina inscatolata, in scatola (tinned). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

蟹缶 (canned crab), 蠏缶 (canned crab), 罐詰め (canned goods, canning, packing, tin can), 缶詰  (canned goods, canning, packing in cans, tin can), 缶詰め (canned goods, canning, packing, tin can), 缶詰 (canned goods, canning, packing, tin can), 缶ビール (can of beer, canned beer), 缶ジュース (a can of juice, canned juice), 牛缶 (canned beef). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぎゅうかん (canned beef), かにかん (canned crab), かんビール (can of beer, canned beer), かんづめ (canned goods, canning, packing, tin can), かんジュース (a can of juice, canned juice). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

통조림으로 만드는. (various references)

   

Manx

  

stainnit (tinned, tin-plated), scooyrit (drunk, inebriated, intoxicated, lit up, oiled, pickled, plastered, stoned), curneenit, ayns stainney. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

annedcay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

máquina encamisada, enlatado (tinned), em conserva (preserved). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

conservat în cutii de conserve, conservat (bottled, conserved, preserved, salt, tinned). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

разлитый в бидоны, консервированный;искусственный, консервированный (potted, preserved). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

konzerviran (tinned). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

enlatado (can filling, canning, tin packing, tinning). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

packad (jammed, loaded, packaged, packed, plastered, stewed, stoned, tiddley, tiddly, tight, zipped), på burk (tinned), konserverad (corned, tinned), insvetsad, berusad (bagged, besotted, drunk, drunken, high, inebriate, intoxicated, out, pixilated, sloshed, sodden, tipsy, well oiled), asfull (blotto, pissed, smashed, stinking, tight). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

zom, sarhoş (bacchant, beery, besotted, blind drunk, blotto, bombed, boozed, boozer, boozy, cockeyed, corked, drunk, drunkard, drunken, fried, groggy, high, intoxicated, jagged, lit, lit up, loaded, nappy, oiled, pickled, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, queer, screwed, sloshed, smashed, sodden, sot, sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stewed, stiff, stinking, stinko, stoned, tanked, tight, under the influence, under the influence of drink, under the weather, well oiled, winy, woozy, zonked), kutu (bin, box, can, carton, cartridge, case, cassette, chest, coffer, repository), konservelenmiş, konserve (bottled food, canned food, preserve, preserves, tinned), kaydedilmiş (enrolled, inscribed, listed, recorded, registired, saved), banda alınmış, önceden söylenmiş olan. (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

konserw (r) (canned foods). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

консервований (potted, preserved), механічно зафіксований, п'яний (banged, blind drunk, boiled, boozy, disguised, drunk, drunken, groggy, inebriate, intoxicate, lush, malty, noggy, pickled, pie-eyed, pizz, plastered, raddled, screwed, sodden, soused, sozzled, sozzly, under the table, vinous, wall eyed, wet, winy, woozy, zigzag). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

say bí tỉ (blink, premise, soused), được đóng hộp được ghi vào băng. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Canned

Derivations

Words ending with "canned": scanned. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Canned" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Canedy, canem, canen, canged, Canhedo, canidi, canne, cannen, cannes, canrd, Cennydd, cined, cunde, cyned, Cynfedw, kanne, sanned. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Canned"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "canned" (pronounced ka"nd)
4k a" n dscanned.
3-a" n dand, band, banned, bland, brand, command, demand, disband, land, expand, fanned, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, manned, meadowland, misunderstand, offhand, outmanned, panned, planned, rand, remand, sand, spanned, stand, strand, tanned, understand, unmanned, unplanned, withstand.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Canned

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-n-n"

-1 letter: acned, caned, dance, nance.

-2 letters: aced, acne, cade, cane, dace, dean.

-3 letters: ace, and, ane, cad, can, den, end, nae, nan.

-4 letters: ad, ae, an, de, ed, en, na, ne.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-n-n"
 

+1 letter: candent, nuanced, scanned.

 

+2 letters: cannoned, cantoned, cayenned, crannied, decennia, enhanced, enneadic, financed, incanted, neckband, nondance, ordnance, penanced, scandent, tendance.

 

+3 letters: abundance, anhedonic, announced, ascendant, ascendent, ascending, benchland, cadencing, candlenut, candlepin, cannonade, canonised, canonized, celandine, channeled, coannexed, colonnade, contained, deaconing, decanting, decennial, dominance, enchained, enchanted, endurance, entranced, hindrance, instanced, mendicant, neckbands, nicknamed, nondancer, nondances, ordinance, ordnances, pinnacled, tendances, transcend, unchained, unchanged, uncleaned.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Usage Frequency
13. Expressions
14. Expressions: Internet
15. Translations: Modern
16. Derivations
17. Rhymes
18. Anagrams
19. Bibliography


  

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