tin

noun tins

1. uncountable A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
2. countable, metonymically, uncountable Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant. The roof was made of tin, which had been cut with tin snips.

   Similar: tinplate

3. Commonwealth, UK, countable 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. a tin of baked beans; a tobacco tin; a tin of shoe polish

   Similar: can, tin can

4. countable A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc. muffin tin
5. countable The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
6. dated, slang, uncountable money, especially silver money. The father is a cotton lord, and they all have loads of tin, you know
7. slang, uncountable computer hardware.

adjective

1. not comparable Made of tin.
2. not comparable Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron. [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. not comparable Made of aluminum.

Similar: tinnen

verb tins · tinning · tinned

1. transitive To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
2. transitive To cover with tin.
3. transitive To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint
4. transitive 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

noun TINs

1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of taxpayer identification number The AOTC and/or LLC cannot be claimed if the TIN is issued after the due date of the return (including extensions).