tin Meaning and Definition

1. n. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

2. n. metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

3. n. 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

4. v. prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

5. v. preserve in a can or tin

6. v. plate with tin