3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Metal \Met"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metaled} (? or ?) or {Metalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metaling} or {Metalling}.] To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: metal adj : containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce [syn: {metallic}, {metal(a)}] [ant: {nonmetallic}] n 1: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. [syn: {metallic element}] 2: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" [syn: {alloy}] v : cover with metal [also: {metalling}, {metalled}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: metalling See {metal}
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