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Met·al, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Metaled or Metalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Metaling or Metalling.] To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.
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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]