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Meaning of skin

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

skin

Pronunciation:/skɪn//skɪn//skɪn/

noun

Definitions

  1. The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

    Example: He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.

  2. The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.

  3. The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.

  4. A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.

    Example: In order to get to the rest of the paint in the can, you′ll have to remove the skin floating on top of it.

verb

Definitions

  1. To injure the skin of.

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

  3. To high five.

  4. To apply a skin to (a computer program).

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

noun

Definitions

  1. Someone with a shaved head.

  2. Member of the skinhead subculture arising in late 1960s England or its diaspora, often incorrectly associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.