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"Tan" Definition

noun

A light or moderate yellowish brown to brownish orange.
A solution derived from tannin.
Tanbark.
The brown color that sun rays impart to the skin.

adjective

Having a suntan.
Light or moderate yellowish-brown to brownish-orange.
Used in or relating to tanning.
Of, relating to, or used for tan or tanning.
Of the color tan.

verb-transitive

Informal To thrash; beat.
To convert (hide) into leather, as by treating with tannin.
To make brown by exposure to the sun.

abbreviation

Mathematics tangent.
Tangent.

verb-intransitive

To become brown or tawny from exposure to sun.
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