noun
canning
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noun
1
The process of preserving food by sealing it in airtight cans or jars and heating it.
"Every August, she spends a weekend canning tomatoes from the garden."
"Canning lets you store vegetables safely for months without refrigeration."
2
Informal: the practice of collecting cans to sell for recycling money.
"He made extra cash canning around the neighborhood on trash day."
How to Use Canning
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPreserving food in sealed cans or jars, or collecting cans to recycle for money.
Common pairings
home canning
canning jar
Word Forms
cannings plural
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