tan

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tan[1,verb] tan[2,adjective] tan[3,noun] tan[4,abbreviation] black-and-tan black and tan black-and-tan coonhound fan-tan tan oak Dandong

Main Entry: ¹tan
Pronunciation: 'tan
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): tanned; tan·ning
Etymology: Middle English tannen, from Anglo-French tanner, from Medieval Latin tannare, from tanum, tannum tanbark
transitive verb
1 a : to convert (hide) into leather by treatment with an infusion of tannin-rich bark or other agent of similar effect b : to convert (protein) to leather or a similar substance
2 : to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
3 : THRASH, WHIP
intransitive verb : to get or become tanned