ALL meanings of canning
can·ning
C c - noun canning the process or business of sealing food in cans or tins to preserve it 3
- noun canning Charles John, 1st Earl Canning. 1812–62, British statesman; governor general of India (1856–58) and first viceroy (1858–62) 3
- noun canning his father, George. 1770–1827, British Tory statesman; foreign secretary (1822–27) and prime minister (1827) 3
- noun canning George1770-1827; Brit. statesman: prime minister (1827) 3
- noun canning the act, process, or work of putting foods in cans or jars for preservation 3
- noun canning Present participle of can. 1
- noun canning Can1 and may1 are frequently but not always interchangeable in senses indicating possibility: A power failure can (or may) occur at any time. Despite the insistence by some, that can means only “to be able” and may means “to be permitted,” both are regularly used in seeking or granting permission: Can (or May) I borrow your tape recorder? You can (or may) use it tomorrow. Sentences using can occur chiefly in spoken English. May in this sense occurs more frequently in formal contexts: May I address the court, Your Honor? In negative constructions, can't or cannot is more common than may not: You can't have it today. I need it myself. The contraction mayn't is rare. Can but and cannot but are formal and now somewhat old-fashioned expressions suggesting that there is no possible alternative to doing something. Can but is equivalent to can only: We can but do our best. Cannot but is the equivalent of cannot help but: We cannot but protest against these injustices. See also cannot, help. 1
- noun canning a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal: a can of soup. 1
- noun canning a receptacle for garbage, ashes, etc.: a trash can. 1
- noun canning a bucket, pail, or other container for holding or carrying liquids: water can. 1
- noun canning a drinking cup; tankard. 1
- noun canning a metal or plastic container for holding film on cores or reels. 1
- noun canning Slang: Usually Vulgar. toilet; bathroom. 1
- noun canning Slang. jail: He's been in the can for a week. 1
- noun canning Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. buttocks. 1
- noun canning cans, Slang. a set of headphones designed to cover the ears. Compare earbuds. 1
- noun canning Military Slang. a depth charge. a destroyer. 1
- verb with object canning to preserve by sealing in a can, jar, etc. 1
- verb with object canning Slang. to dismiss; fire. 1
- verb with object canning Slang. to throw (something) away. 1
- verb with object canning Slang. to put a stop to: Can that noise! 1
- verb with object canning to record, as on film or tape. 1
- idioms canning carry the can, British and Canadian Slang. to take the responsibility. 1
- idioms canning in the can, recorded on film; completed: The movie is in the can and ready for release. 1
- noun canning putting food into tins, jars 1
- noun canning The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a sealed jar or can). 0