Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tan up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
tan up
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tan thoroughly (skin to change to a darker color from sun exposure).

Intransitive verb

verb

To tan (something) (turn into leather using tannic acid)

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

tans up (present, singular) tanning up (participle, present) tanned up (participle, past) tanned up (past)

Questions

What does tan up mean?
To tan thoroughly (skin to change to a darker color from sun exposure).

How to pronounce tan up

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