beating vs lacing

beating and lacing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beating	Yes	No	No	No
lacing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, beating and lacing are synonyms defined as:

beating and lacing: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Other synonyms of beating include drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking.

beating (noun)	lacing (noun)
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
the act of overcoming or outdoing	a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
	a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage