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tan

11 definitions • 13 examples
1
brown skin caused by being in the sun:

Examples:

She came back from Spain with a deep tan.
Annabelle was flaunting her tan in a little white dress.
2
a pale yellowish-brown colour:

Examples:

The couch comes in tan and green.
The spider varies in colour from light tan to dark brown.
3
pale yellowish-brown in colour:

Examples:

He was wearing a tan sports jacket.
The nurse's uniform is finished off with thick tan tights.
4
to become brown, or to make someone's body or skin, etc. brown, from being in the sun:

Examples:

Her skin tans very quickly in the summer.
I need to tan my legs before the holiday.
5
to change animal skin into leather using special chemicals such as tannin:

Examples:

Tanning animal hides is one of the dirtiest jobs.
The old saddler used to prepare and tan the leather himself.
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written abbreviation for
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(of) a light brown or yellow-brown color:

Examples:

a tan jacket
8
the darker skin that white people often get from being in the sun:

Examples:

Ann’s sundress shows off her tan.
9
to change an animal skin into leather by wetting it with special chemicals
10
to become darker from being in the sun:

Examples:

Judy tans easily.
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abbreviation for

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