[n] airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
[n] metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
[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
[v] prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
[v] preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
[v] plate with tin