- tanning - process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
--1 is a kind of bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
Derived form: verb tan2 - whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
--2 is a kind of beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
--2 has particulars: self-flagellation; horsewhipping - tanning - making leather from rawhide
--3 is a kind of trade, craft
Derived form: verb tan1
- tan - treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
--1 is one way to convert, change over
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tanner2, noun tanning3, noun tannery1
Somebody ----s something
- tan, bronze - get a tan, from wind or sun
--2 is one way to discolor, discolour, colour, color
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tan1, noun tanning1
Somebody ----s