skin

/skɪn/ v [T] (-nn-) (REMOVE BODY COVER)

Definition

› to remove skin from an animal, or to rub skin off a part of the body: Bridget fell off her bike and skinned her knee.

(Definition of skin v (REMOVE BODY COVER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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