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canning

 
Verb can has 2 senses
  1. can, tin, put up - preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
    --1 is one way to preserve, keep
    Derived forms: noun can1, noun cannery1
    Sample sentence:
    The chefs can the vegetables
  2. fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate - terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
    --2 is one way to remove
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
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