tan up

verb

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

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Meanings

verbtan up (third-person singular simple present tans up, present participle tanning up, simple past and past participle tanned up)

present singular third person tans up · participle present tanning up · participle past tanned up · past tanned up

  1. intransitiveTo tan thoroughly (skin to change to a darker color from sun exposure).
  2. transitiveTo tan (something) (turn into leather using tannic acid)
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APA

tan up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tan%20up

MLA

“tan up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tan%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tan up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tan%20up.

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