to tin
- verb
- /tɪn/
- Specialized
:
estañar
- Before soldering, you should tin the wire ends to ensure a secure connection.
Examples
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Make sure to tin the exposed parts of the circuit board before assembling it.
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To protect the metal from corrosion, you need to tin its surface carefully.
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We're gonna take a smaller brass just to tin man this nose we!
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Let me try and scrape off and tin this bit here.
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You know, I'm just going to try to tin up this tiny, tiny wire.
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However, I've got a much longer wire, so I've got to shorten this lead here and strip it and tin it again.
Synonyms
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6.2
To cover an object with a thin layer of metal
Cover an object with a thin metal layer for shine or protection
To cover an object with a thin layer of metal
Antonyms
Idioms
Very nervous and unable to stay still because of worry or excitement
Compounds
3
7.7
An area in New York where many popular songwriters and music publishers worked in the early 1900s
- Specialized
Putting a thin layer of tin on metal to stop rust and make it look better
- Specialized
White tin turns into grey powder at low temperatures and makes metal crumble
- Specialized
A change in tin that makes it break easily and turn into grey powder in very cold weather
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tin as a verb comes from the metal's name and means 'to cover' something with a thin layer of tin, which protects things like wires and pans from rust.