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| tan [ tan ] |
noun (plural tans) |
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1. suntan: the brownish color that the skin takes on after being exposed to ultraviolet light, especially from the Sun or a sunlamp
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2. light brown color: a light brown orange-tinged color
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3. manufacturing
Same as tanbark (sense 1)
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4. chemistry
Same as tannin
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verb (past and past participle tanned, present participle tan·ning, 3rd person present singular tans) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb get or give somebody suntan: to give somebody's skin a brownish color, or take on such a color
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2. transitive verb convert hide to leather: to convert an animal skin or hide into leather by treating it with something such as tannin
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3. transitive verb beat somebody: to give a beating to somebody
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informal
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adjective (comparative tan·ner, superlative tan·nest) |
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1. of light brown color: of a light brown orange-tinged color
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2. sun-bronzed: bronzed by the sun or some other source of ultraviolet light
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3. manufacturing of process of tanning hides: relating to or used in the process of tanning animal skins and hides
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| [Pre-12th century. < medieval Latin tannare "tan, dye a tawny color" < tannum "tanbark"] |
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  tan·na·ble adjective |
| tan·nish adjective |
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