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canaried

canaried is the simple past and past participle of canary.

Meaning of canary

Verb

canary (third-person singular simple present canaries, present participle canarying, simple past and past participle canaried)

  1. (intransitive) To dance nimbly (as in the canary dance).
    • but to jig off a tune at / the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet,c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (slang) To inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.
    Synonyms:
    rat out
  3. To test a software change by rolling out to a small set of machines or users before making it available to all.

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Questions about canaried

What is canaried the simple past and past participle of?
Canaried is the simple past and past participle of canary.

Words near canaried in the dictionary

  1. Canarese
  2. Canarian
  3. Canarians
  4. canariboivinoside
  5. canaridigitoxoside
  6. canaried
  7. canaries
  8. canaries in a coal mine
  9. canaries in a coalmine
  10. canaries in coal mines
  11. canaries in coalmines

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