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Skinning

To injure the skin of.

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verb
  1. 1

    To injure the skin of.

  2. 2

    To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.

  3. 3

    To high five.

  4. 4

    To apply a skin to (a computer program).

    "Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of removing the skin.

adjective
  1. 1

    Exceptionally cold

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Skinning"

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WordDefinition
abradedhaving the skin scraped off
injuredSuffering from an injury
scrapedhaving surface damage
countingnounThe act by which something is counted.
closeHaving little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
skeely(Scotland) Skilful.
animalnoun(sciences) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
scutteredverb(Ireland, especially Munster) Very drunk.
skillynoun(obsolete, nautical) Skillygalee.
ossifiedHaving undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone or a bone-like mass).
throughother(Ireland, dialect) untidy
mortonoun(Ireland, slang) Very embarrassed or embarrassing.
gee-eyed(Ireland, slang) Very drunk.
oul'(Ireland) Alternative form of ould.
gurlynoun(Scotland) Unfriendly, irritable, surly.
racy of the soil(dated) Deeply connected to the land; rural or rustic; earthy.
airlocked(Northern Ireland, Ulster) Extremely drunk.
taps aff(Scotland, Northern Ireland, humorous, chiefly of men) topless in warm weather.
blacknoun(countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
nippy(informal, weather) Rather cold.

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