Can (Verb)
Meaning 1
Preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- We need to can the vegetables by the end of harvest season so they stay fresh through the winter.
- The process allows us to can fruits and eat them all year long.
- As the soldiers were on long missions they relied on meals you can can weeks in advance.
- Though the new machine can can the beans quickly, it can also get quite jammed.
- Even though the instructions on how to can fish were clear, I still wasn't able to do it properly.
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Meaning 2
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The company decided to can the CEO due to poor performance.
- She was called into the manager's office and told she was being canned.
- After only one week on the job, he was canned for not meeting expectations.
- The newspaper editor was canned for her involvement in the scandal.
- The company had to can several employees to cut costs and stay afloat.