lacing vs tanning

lacing and tanning both are nouns.

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

As nouns, tanning is a hyponym of lacing; that is, tanning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lacing:

Other hyponyms of lacing include flagellation, flogging, lashing, whipping, flagellation.

lacing (noun)	tanning (noun)
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows	making leather from rawhide
a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)	beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage	process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light