Meaning of metal in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• (heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.

• A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.

• Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.

• A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.

• The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.

• The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.

• (in the plural) The rails of a railway.

• (travel) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.

  Example: We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal.

verb

• To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

adjective

• Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.

• Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.