What (who) is TAN - definition
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TAN; Tans; Tan (disambiguation); Tân; T'an; T’an
TAN
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tan
(tans, tanning, tanned)
1.
If you have a tan, your skin has become darker than usual because you have been in the sun.
She is tall and blonde, with a permanent tan.
= suntan
N-SING: usu a N
2.
If a part of your body tans or if you tan it, your skin becomes darker than usual because you spend a lot of time in the sun.
I have very pale skin that never tans...
Leigh rolled over on her stomach to tan her back.
VERB: V, V n
• tanned
Their skin was tanned and glowing from their weeks at the sea.
ADJ
3.
Something that is tan is a light brown colour.
...a tan leather jacket.
COLOUR
4.
To tan animal skins means to make them into leather by treating them with tannin or other chemicals.
...the process of tanning animal hides.
VERB: V n
tan
v. a.
1.
Convert into leather, impregnate with tannin.
2.
Imbrown, make tawny, imbrown by exposure.
Pronunciation examples for TAN
1. A tan, we were both tan --
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2. >>Chade-Meng Tan: Maybe.
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3. DESMOND TAN: Coastal.
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4. DESMOND TAN: Right.
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5. DESMOND TAN: Tea buds.
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Examples of use of TAN
1. "There‘s life in these dunes," bellowed Collard, 4', who wore tan shorts over tan legs.
2. He wore a long black coat, tan slacks and a tan shirt open at the collar, as well as his trademark platform boots.
3. You missed a bit÷ Click photo to see Anne Robinson and her tan She beamed a sunny smile to complement her new tan.
4. "If a woman really wants to have a tan whilst pregnant, it is much safer to use fake tan than a sunbed.
5. She also paid 15,000 for two fake tan specialists to be flown over from London to Germany to personally administer an all–over, golden tan.