Overview of noun tanning

The noun tanning has 3 senses

• tanning -- (process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light)


• whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation -- (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)


• tanning -- (making leather from rawhide)

Overview of verb tan

The verb tan has 2 senses

• tan -- (treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather)


• tan, bronze -- (get a tan, from wind or sun)