CANNED


Meaning of CANNED in English

adjective

1. : sealed in cans usually after sterilization and especially for commerce

canned peaches

2. : transcribed (as on a phonograph record or magnetic tape) for reproduction especially over a radio or television system

his major points were that live TV had spontaneity and topicality that canned shows did not have — F.N.Karmatz

3.

a. : prepared in identical form for wide or repeated use : syndicated

canned editorials for country newspapers

b. : having a stereotyped cast : hackneyed , cut-and-dried

the salesman's canned phrases

4. slang : drunk

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.