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tin

8 definitions • 7 examples
1
a chemical element that is a silver-coloured metal, often combined with other metals or used to cover and protect other metals
2
a closed metal container in which food is sold:

Examples:

tin of He opened a tin of beans and emptied it into the saucepan.
piles of soup tins
3
the contents of a tin, or the amount of something a tin contains:

Examples:

tin of The children ate two tins of beans.
4
a metal container with a lid used for keeping cakes or biscuits:

Examples:

a biscuit tin
5
a cylindrical metal container with a lid used for keeping liquid substances such as paint:

Examples:

tin of I picked up a tin of paint at the decorator's.
6
a metal container without a lid used for cooking food in the oven:

Examples:

Put both cake tins in the oven for half an hour.
7
a closed metal container in which beer is sold:

Examples:

a tin of beer
8
a soft, silver metal that is often combined with other metals or used as a layer to protect various metals

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