tan

Less common meanings

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   math (angles)symbol

   A short way to write tangent, a math function used with angles.

   On my calculator, tan 45 gives 1 when it is set to degrees.

   Press the tan key, then type the angle.

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   spankverbcolloquialtransitive

   To spank or hit someone hard.

   Grandpa joked that he would tan us if we ate all the pie.

   My aunt said she'd tan his hide if he broke another window.

   UsageUsed in threats: I'll tan your hide.

   Similarspank, thrash, beat, whip, wallop

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   oak barknoununcountable

   Bark from oak and other trees that tannic acid is taken from.

   The mill ground oak bark into tan for the leather makers.

   Workers soaked the hides in pits filled with tan and water.

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    proper noun

    A Chinese last name spelled the Hokkien way, common in Southeast Asia.
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    verbdialectalMulticultural London English

    To shoot someone dead with a gun.
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    noun

    A drink from Armenia made of yogurt mixed with water.
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    numeraldialectal

    An old word for two, once used in parts of Britain to count sheep and knitting stitches.
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    noun

    A traditional Chinese and Southeast Asian unit of weight of about 60 kilograms, also called a picul, used especially by Cantonese speakers.
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    noundialectal

    A twig, or a thin stick that bends easily.
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    proper noun

    A common Chinese family name, written 谭 or 譚 and spelled Tan in Mandarin, different from the Tan written 陳.