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View definitions for tun

tun

noun as in barrel

noun as in cask

Strongest match

Weak match

noun as in keg

noun as in vat

Strong matches

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Under extreme conditions, tardigrades may engage in cryptobiosis, a process in which they may become completely dehydrated and roll up into a little ball called a "tun."

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He added that water bears can retract their limbs and shorten their bodies to enter a state called "tun" when they are particularly stressed out.

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“Those dunks Jalen had, just playing defense, locking up and spreading out. It tuns the momentum in our favor,” said Amen Thompson, who finished with 16 points of the bench for Houston.

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It may tun out to be a climactic final act.

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Using his typical mix of nasty sliders and biting curveball with a located fastball to keep hitters honest, he didn’t get a tun of help from his defense, which committed two errors.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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