present participle of can (“to seal in a can”)

The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can).

Military forces considered to be expendable. / (by extension) Any group of contestants that have no hope of success. / (rare) Artillery ammunition.

(nautical) A cannon that breaks loose from its moorings on a ship during battle or storm, which has the potential to cause serious damage to the ship and her crew.

(idiomatic) To behave in a way such as to cause damage to one's own faction, political party, etc.

Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven.

(military) A person who tends and operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon.

A factory that produces canned goods.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

in a canny manner