tun meaning
EN
[tʌn] [-ʌn] WTun
- TUN or tun may refer to:
- NounPLtuns
- A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
- (brewing) A fermenting vat.
- An old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes.
- A weight of 2,240 pounds.
- An indefinite large quantity.
- (archaic, humorous or derogatory) A drunkard.
- (zoology) Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera; called also tun-shell.
- A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.
- A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
- VerbSGtunsPRtunningPT, PPtunned
- (transitive) To put into tuns, or casks.
- (transitive) To put into tuns, or casks.
Definition of tun in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "tun" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.