noun
1. process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
• Derivationally related forms: ↑tan
• Hypernyms: ↑bodily process, ↑body process, ↑bodily function, ↑activity
2. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
• Syn: ↑whipping, ↑flogging, ↑lashing, ↑flagellation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑flagellate (for: ↑flagellation), ↑flog (for: ↑flogging), ↑whip (for: ↑whipping)
• Hypernyms:
• Hyponyms: ↑self-flagellation, ↑horsewhipping
3. making leather from rawhide
• Derivationally related forms: ↑tan
Useful english dictionary. 2012.