whipping vs lacing

whipping and lacing both are nouns.

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

As nouns, lacing is a hypernym of whipping; that is, lacing is a word with a broader meaning than whipping:

Other hypernyms of whipping include beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking.

whipping (noun)	lacing (noun)
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment	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 sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally	a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
a sound defeat

whipping (adjective)	lacing (adjective)
smart and fashionable