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noun
The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the easily decomposing skins of animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A spanking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of tan
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
making leather from rawhide
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: trade, craft
noun
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: whipping, flogging, lashing, flagellation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
Narrower terms: self-flagellation, horsewhipping
noun
process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
History
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Across languages
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