horsewhipping vs tanning

horsewhipping and tanning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
horsewhipping	Yes	No	No	No
tanning	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tanning is a hypernym of horsewhipping; that is, tanning is a word with a broader meaning than horsewhipping:

Other hypernyms of horsewhipping include flagellation, flogging, lashing, whipping.

horsewhipping (noun)	tanning (noun)
the act of whipping with a horsewhip	making leather from rawhide
	beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
	process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light