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Detailed Synonyms for canning in English

canning:

canning

  1. canning

canning form of can:

can [the ~] nomen

  1. the can
    the can; the tin
    • can [the ~] nomen
    • tin [the ~] nomen
  2. the can
    the canister; the can; the tin; the storage can; the little drum; the little can
    the box
    – a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid 1
    • box [the ~] nomen
      • he rummaged through a box of spare parts1
    the container
    – any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) 1
    the bin
    – a container; usually has a lid 1
    • bin [the ~] nomen
  3. the can
    – airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. 1
    the can; the tin; the tin can
    – airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. 1
  4. the can
    – a room or building equipped with one or more toilets 1
    the can; the lavatory; the toilet; the bathroom; the privy; the lav; the john
    – a room or building equipped with one or more toilets 1
  5. the can
    – a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination 1
    the can; the pot; the stool; the toilet; the throne; the potty; the commode; the crapper
    – a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination 1
  6. the can
    – a buoy with a round bottom and conical top 1
    the can; the can buoy
    – a buoy with a round bottom and conical top 1
  7. the can
    – the quantity contained in a can 1
    the can; the canful
    – the quantity contained in a can 1

to can verb (cans, canned, canning)

  1. to can
    to preserve; to can; to keep; to tin
    • preserve verb (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • can verb (cans, canned, canning)
    • keep verb (keeps, kept, keeping)
    • tin verb (tins, tinned, tinning)
  2. to can
    to can; to bottle; to tin
    • can verb (cans, canned, canning)
    • bottle verb (bottles, bottled, botteling)
    • tin verb (tins, tinned, tinning)
  3. to can
    – preserve in a can or tin 1
    to can; to tin; to put up
    – preserve in a can or tin 1
    • can verb (cans, canned, canning)
    • tin verb (tins, tinned, tinning)
      • tinned foods are not very tasty1
    • put up verb (puts up, put up, putting up)

Conjugations for can:

present
  1. can
  2. can
  3. cans
  4. can
  5. can
  6. can
simple past
  1. canned
  2. canned
  3. canned
  4. canned
  5. canned
  6. canned
present perfect
  1. have canned
  2. have canned
  3. has canned
  4. have canned
  5. have canned
  6. have canned
past continuous
  1. was canning
  2. were canning
  3. was canning
  4. were canning
  5. were canning
  6. were canning
future
  1. shall can
  2. will can
  3. will can
  4. shall can
  5. will can
  6. will can
continuous present
  1. am canning
  2. are canning
  3. is canning
  4. are canning
  5. are canning
  6. are canning
subjunctive
  1. be canned
  2. be canned
  3. be canned
  4. be canned
  5. be canned
  6. be canned
diverse
  1. can!
  2. let's can!
  3. canned
  4. canning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "can":

  • caning, cans, caner

Alternate Synonyms for "can":


Antonyms for "can":


Related Definitions for "can":

  1. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.1
  2. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets1
  3. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination1
  4. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top1
  5. the quantity contained in a can1
  6. preserve in a can or tin1

Related Synonyms for canning