tanning
noun
1. process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
Definition categories: process, activity
2. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Similar word(s): flagellation, flogging, lashing, whipping
Definition categories: act, beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking
3. making leather from rawhide
verb
1. present participle of tan
2. The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do.