"tan up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tans up [present, singular, third-person], tanning up [participle, present], tanned up [participle, past], tanned up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tan up (third-person singular simple present tans up, present participle tanning up, simple past and past participle tanned up)
  1. (intransitive, of a person) To tan thoroughly (skin to change to a darker color from sun exposure). Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tan_up-en-verb-Vul0UPYb
  2. (transitive) To tan (something) (turn into leather using tannic acid) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tan_up-en-verb-sSA-MF-x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73

Inflected forms

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