tan

IPA: tˈæn

A light, brown-like colour.
A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh
Synonym of picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
(dialectal) A twig or small switch.
A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
A surname from Vietnamese.
Alternative form of Dan [The fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah (who was Rachel's handmaid).]
(engineering) Initialism of total acid number, the measure of a lubricant's or crude oil's acidity. See Total acid number on Wikipedia.
(banking) Initialism of transaction authentication number, in electronic banking. See Transaction authentication number on Wikipedia.

(transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
(transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
(transitive, informal) To spank or beat.
(transitive, MLE, slang) To kill by gun, to shoot.

Yellowish-brown.
Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.

Examples of "tan" in Sentences

Yeah, because getting a tan is the same thing as an ethnic background.
Two of us were in charge of one 10-meter square, which we called tan fang.
If Obama wears green pajamas, Conservatives say that tan is the better color.
And while tan is not what you were going for, he did do well with the skin tones.
Cliff Wehrman has a new Dodge pickup and the remnants of a tan from a Mexican beach vacation.
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The colors in it are black, brown and a yellow ban-tan (not sure what a ban-tan is but I call it just 'tan').
All family members have a dark complexion or maybe a tan from the beach or maybe they are third generation Cubans all born in the good ole USA.
The term tan points shall include tan or red spots over each eye, inside the ears, on both cheeks, and at the anal vent area if displaying any black.