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Synonyms & Antonyms of skin
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
an outer part or layer
- space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft
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2
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
- hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable
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- badger,
- beaver,
- chamois,
- chinchilla,
- ermine,
- fisher,
- fox,
- marten,
- mink,
- muskrat,
- otter,
- Persian lamb,
- rabbit,
- raccoon
- (also racoon),
- sable,
- seal
3
the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use
- calfskin gloves
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skin
verbSynonyms of skin (Entry 2 of 2)
2
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
- got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him
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- beat,
- bilk,
- bleed,
- cheat,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- con,
- cozen,
- defraud,
- diddle,
- do,
- do in,
- euchre,
- fiddle,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- gaff,
- hose
- [slang],
- hustle,
- mulct,
- nobble
- [British slang],
- pluck,
- ream,
- rip off,
- rook,
- screw,
- shake down,
- short,
- shortchange,
- skunk,
- squeeze,
- stick,
- stiff,
- sting,
- sucker,
- swindle,
- thimblerig,
- victimize
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3
to defeat by a large margin
- we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament
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- beat,
- best,
- conquer,
- dispatch,
- hurdle,
- lick,
- master,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overmatch,
- prevail (over),
- subdue,
- surmount,
- take,
- throw,
- triumph (over),
- win (against),
- worst
- ace (out),
- better,
- eclipse,
- exceed,
- outdistance,
- outdo,
- outfight,
- outshine,
- outstrip,
- overtop,
- surpass,
- top,
- transcend
- edge (out),
- nose out,
- pip
- [British]
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The first known use of skin was before the 12th century
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