Skinning

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skin \Skin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Skinning}.]
     1. To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to
        skin an animal.
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     2. To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover
        superficially.
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              It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. To strip of money or property; to cheat. [Slang]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skin
       n 1: a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense
            of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
            [syn: {tegument}, {cutis}]
       2: the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)
          [syn: {rind}, {peel}]
       3: an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
       4: body covering of a living animal [syn: {hide}, {pelt}]
       5: a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save
          his skin"
       6: the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: {peel}]
       7: a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from
          the skin of an animal
       v 1: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble},
             {shin}, {shinny}, {struggle}, {sputter}]
       2: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy
          skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: {scrape}]
       3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: {bark}]
       4: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: {peel}, {pare}]
       5: strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the
          dark and now it's broken" [syn: {stub}, {scrape}, {abrade}]
       [also: {skinning}, {skinned}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skinning
       See {skin}