tin

1. 1

   A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.uncountable

2. 2

   Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.countablemetonymicallyuncountable

   • The roof was made of tin, which had been cut with tin snips.
3. 3

   An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.CommonwealthUKcountable

   • a tin of baked beans; a tobacco tin; a tin of shoe polish
   • Several tins of paint were needed to paint the house.
4. 4

   A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.countable

   • muffin tin
   • roasting tin
5. 5

   The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.countable

6. 6

   money, especially silver money.datedslanguncountable

   • The father is a cotton lord, and they all have loads of tin, you know
   • When all your tin is gone and spent, / And you've not a mag for bread or rent
7. 7

   computer hardware.slanguncountable

1. 1

   Made of tin.not-comparable

2. 2

   Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.not-comparable

   • [I]n fact he was a big noise, literally, in the Baptist Chapel, known locally as the Tin Tab[ernacle] - whereas my family were 'church' and Uncle Ezekiel was an infidel at that.
3. 3

   Made of aluminum.not-comparable

syn. tinnen

1. 1

   To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.transitive

2. 2

   To cover with tin.transitive

3. 3

   To coat with solder; To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder jointtransitive

4. 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 wiretransitive