tin

noun

  1. 1

    airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

  2. 2

    metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

  3. 3

    a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking

  4. 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. 1

    prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

  2. 2

    preserve in a can or tin

    tinned foods are not very tasty

  3. 3

    plate with tin

Synonyms

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