tin
noun
- 1
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- 2
metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
- 3
a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
- 4
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
verb
- 1
prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
- 2
preserve in a can or tin
tinned foods are not very tasty
- 3
plate with tin
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