Definitions
1.verbTo become brown."Fry the onions until they brown."
2.verbTo cook something until it becomes brown."Brown the onions in a large frying pan."
3.verbTo tan."Light-skinned people tend to brown when exposed to the sun."
4.verbTo make brown or dusky.
5.verbTo give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.
6.verb(usually derogatory) To turn progressively more Middle Eastern, Hispanic or Latino, in the context of the population of a geographic region."the browning of America"
7.verbTo treat with deference, or respect.
8.nounThe act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
9.nounAny of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
10.nounA smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
11.nounA brown-skinned person.