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Definition skin in British English

skin verb

[transitive] verb
/skɪn/
1

to remove the skin from an animal, fruit, or vegetable

Example

My grandfather could skin a rabbit in less than a minute.

Synonyms and related words
bake beat blanch
2

to hurt a part of your body by falling onto a rough surface in a way that causes some skin to be removed

Example

I fell off my bicycle and skinned my knee.

Synonyms and related words
suffer hurt ache
3

to defeat an opponent very easily

Synonyms and related words
defeat win beat
Definition skin in British English

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