Definitions For Tin

noun

• Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
• Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
• A vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
• A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• A soft, shiny, bluish-white metal that has many different uses
• A container or plate made of metal
• A decorative metal box with a cover or lid

verb

• Prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
• Preserve in a can or tin
• Plate with tin