tun

A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)

A fermenting vat.

(historical) A traditional unit of liquid measure (from the volume of such a cask) equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes.

(Malaysia) A respectful term of address to royalties and certain award recipients

The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.

Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.

A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.

Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.

(figurative) Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount.

(dialect, UK) a chimney.

(disapproving, no longer used) Synonym of drunkard: a person who drinks excessively.

(no longer used) A small silver cup holding half a pint, sometimes having a whistle in the handle that could not be blown until the cup was empty.

To put into tuns, or casks.