Tan
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of a light yellowish-brown color
noun
(2) A light brown the color of topaz
(3) Ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
(4) A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
verb
(5) Get a tan, from wind or sun
(6) Treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
WiktionaryText
Symbol
tan
- A symbol of the trigonometric function tangent.
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Noun
- A yellowish-brown colour.
- A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to the sun.
- She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
- The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
- The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.
Adjective
- (colour) Of a yellowish-brown.
- Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
- Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
- You’re looking very tan this week.
Verb
- To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan. though I do burn.
- To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.
- To spank or beat.
- 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. 3:
- "Well, go 'long and play; but mind you get back some time in a week, or I'll tan you."
- 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. 3: