| tan |  |  | 
| n. (state) | 1. burn, sunburn, suntan, tan | a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun. | 
|  | ~ hyperpigmentation | unusual darkening of the skin. | 
| n. (attribute) | 2. tan, topaz | a light brown the color of topaz. | 
|  | ~ light brown | a brown that is light but unsaturated. | 
| n. (linkdef) | 3. tan, tangent | ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle. | 
|  | ~ circular function, trigonometric function | function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle. | 
| v. (change) | 4. tan | treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather. | 
|  | ~ convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something.; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" | 
|  | ~ bark | tan (a skin) with bark tannins. | 
| v. (body) | 5. bronze, tan | get a tan, from wind or sun. | 
|  | ~ suntan | get a tan from being exposed to the sun. | 
|  | ~ discolour, discolor, color, colour | change color, often in an undesired manner.; "The shirts discolored" | 
| adj. | 6. tan | of a light yellowish-brown color. | 
|  | ~ chromatic | being or having or characterized by hue. | 
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