| NOUN | process | tanning | process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | tanning, whipping, flogging, lashing, flagellation | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | |
| act | tanning | making leather from rawhide |
| Sounds | tae'nihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| Spanish | bronceado | |
| Verbs | tan | get a tan, from wind or sun |
| Meaning | Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | whipping, flogging, lashing, flagellation | |
| Narrower | horsewhipping | The act of whipping with a horsewhip |
| self-flagellation | self-punishment inflicted by whipping | |
| Broader | beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking | The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
| Spanish | azotamiento, flagelación | |
| Catalan | flagelación | |
| Meaning | making leather from rawhide. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | trade, craft | The skilled practice of a practical occupation |
| Spanish | curtido, proceso de curtido | |
| Catalan | adoberia | |
| Verbs | tan | treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather |
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