English noun: leather | |||
1. | leather (substance) an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal skin | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alligator, buckskin, buff, calf, calfskin, chammy, chammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, cordovan, cowhide, cowskin, crush, crushed leather, deerskin, doeskin, fleece, glove leather, grain, horsehide, kid, kidskin, mocha, morocco, ooze leather, patent leather, piece of leather, pigskin, roan, Russia leather, shammy, shammy leather, sheepskin, shoe leather, suede, suede leather, whit leather, white leather | ||
English verb: leather | |||
1. | leather (contact) whip with a leather strap | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip | ||