tanning

Meanings

Plural: tannings

Noun

• process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
• beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
• making leather from rawhide
• The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the easily decomposing skins of animals.
• The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
• A spanking.

Verb

• treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
• get a tan, from wind or sun
• present participle and gerund of tan

Synonyms

bronze, flagellation, flogging, lashing, tan, whipping

Related Words

tan someone's hide