tanning

English Thesaurus

1. making leather from rawhide (noun.act)

hypernym	:	craft, trade,
definition	:	the skilled practice of a practical occupation (noun.act)

2. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment (noun.act)

hypernym	:	beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking,
definition	:	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)

hyponym	:	self-flagellation,
definition	:	self-punishment inflicted by whipping (noun.act)

hyponym	:	horsewhipping,
definition	:	the act of whipping with a horsewhip (noun.act)

3. process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light (noun.process)

hypernym	:	activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process,
definition	:	an organic process that takes place in the body (noun.process)

4. making leather from rawhide (noun.act)

derivation	:	tan,
definition	:	treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather (verb.change)

5. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment (noun.act)

derivation	:	flagellate, scourge,
definition	:	whip (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip,
definition	:	beat severely with a whip or rod (verb.contact)

derivation	:	cane, flog, lambast, lambaste,
definition	:	beat with a cane (verb.contact)

6. process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light (noun.process)

derivation	:	bronze, tan,
definition	:	get a tan, from wind or sun (verb.body)

7. making leather from rawhide (noun.act)

derivation	:	tan,
definition	:	treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather (verb.change)

8. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment (noun.act)

derivation	:	flagellate, scourge,
definition	:	whip (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip,
definition	:	beat severely with a whip or rod (verb.contact)

derivation	:	cane, flog, lambast, lambaste,
definition	:	beat with a cane (verb.contact)

9. process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light (noun.process)

derivation	:	bronze, tan,
definition	:	get a tan, from wind or sun (verb.body)