skin

²skin

verb

skinnedskin·ning

Definition of SKIN

transitive verb

1

a : to strip, scrape, or rub off an outer covering (as the skin or rind) of b : to strip or peel off c : to cut, chip, or damage the surface of <fell and skinned my knee>

2

a : to cover with or as if with skin b : to heal over with skin

3

a : to strip of money or property : fleece b : to defeat badly c : censure, castigate

4

: to urge on and direct the course of (as a draft animal)

intransitive verb

1

: to become covered with or as if with skin

2

a : shinny b : to pass or get by with scant room to spare

Examples of SKIN

1. The hunter skinned the rabbit and prepared it for cooking.
2. I skinned my knee when I fell.

First Known Use of SKIN

14th century

Related to SKIN

Synonyms: bark, flay, hull, husk, shell, shuck, peel

Related Words: bare, denude, expose, scale, strip; pare

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