Overview of noun tan

The noun tan has 3 senses

• tan, suntan, sunburn, burn -- (a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun)


• tan, topaz -- (a light brown the color of topaz)


• tangent, tan -- (ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle)

Overview of verb tan

The verb tan has 2 senses

• tan -- (treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather)


• tan, bronze -- (get a tan, from wind or sun)

Overview of adj tan

The adj tan has 1 sense

• tan -- (of a light yellowish-brown color)