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tin

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Noun

  1. A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
  2. An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
  3. A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
  4. The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
  5. money, especially silver money.
  6. computer hardware.
  7. Initialism of taxpayer identification number.

Adjective

  1. Made of tin.
  2. Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.

Verb

  1. To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
  2. To cover with tin.
  3. To coat with solder: To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint
  4. To coat with solder: To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire

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