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skin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English skyn, skinn, from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn (“animal hide”), from Proto-Germanic *skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”), nasal variant of *skeh₁i-d- (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English hȳd (“skin, hide”), from which derives hide. Cognate with Dutch schinde (“bark”), dialectal German Schinde (“fruit peel”); also Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish cenn (“covering, shell”), Irish scáin (“to tear, burst”), Latin scindō (“to split, divide”), Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinátti, “to split”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
    • Her skin is pale like chicken skin, after you have peel[ed] all the feathers. 2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 184:
    • He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.
  2. (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
  3. (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
    • you know good leather, you know the best way to tan the hides and where to find the best skins 2011, Iris Gower, The Wild Seed, Transworld:
  4. (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
    • 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.
    • Do you eat the skin on custard?
  5. (countable) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
    • You can use this skin to change how the browser looks.
  6. (countable) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
    • My friend likes to use a Spider-Man skin in Fortnite.
    • However, the misconception regarding skin hitboxes was created by a subset of players who believed that wearing thinner skins enhanced their gameplay. 2024 March 16, Rishabh Sabarwal, “Fortnite hitboxes: Do skins have a competitive advantage?”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2024:
  7. (countable, slang) Rolling paper for cigarettes.
    • Pass me a skin, mate.
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang) Clipping of skinhead.
    alt of skinhead
    • By the end of the show, fights would break out all over the place: the Atlantic City skins against the crew from Philly; the oldschool skinheads feuding with overzealous fresh-cuts. 2017, Christian Picciolini, White American Youth:
  9. (Australia, countable, uncountable) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people.
    • The younger brother questions the correctness of the pursuit of the girls. "They may be of the wrong subsection," he suggests. "We can take wrong skins," says the older brother, but the younger still holds back. 1984, Maxwell John Charlesworth, Howard Morphy, Diane Bell, Religion in Aboriginal Australia: An Anthology, page 361:
  10. (countable, slang, uncountable) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
    • Let me see a bit of skin.
  11. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable) Clipping of drumskin
    alt of drumskin
  12. (countable, uncountable) A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
    • the Bacchic train, Who brought their skins of wine, and loaded poles That bent with mighty clusters of black grapes 1843, Richard Henry Horne, Orion:
  13. (countable, uncountable) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
    • The skin of the sail is made of stretch-resistant Mylar (Can we date this quote?), “Textile Technology Digest”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  14. (countable, uncountable) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
  15. (countable, uncountable) The outer surface covering much of the wings and fuselage of an aircraft.
  16. (countable, uncountable) A drink of whisky served hot.
  17. (Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable) A person; chap.
    • PAUDI:”I fucking love the pair of ye! You’re good lads. You’re loyal skins” 2019, Joe Murragh, Colin Barrett, 54:50 from the start, in Calm With Horses (film), spoken by Paudi (Ned Dennehy):
    • He was a decent old skin.
  18. (UK, countable, obsolete, qualifier:thieves' cant, uncountable) A purse.
    • […] and away I scampered with the tiddlywink-table, while Teddy Limber […] frisked the yokel of his yack and skin. 1863, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of the Court of London, volume 3, page 86:
  19. (countable, uncountable) A member of the team not wearing shirts, in a shirts and skins game.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
skinne alternative, obsolete lexicographic
skins Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

light-skin · skinwalk · waste of skin · foreskin · dragonskin · make someone's skin creep · batskin · skin name · skin mag · skin care · skinbound · swanskin · skinflick · with the skin of one's teeth · skinnable · skin forming alloy · red burning skin syndrome · ramskin · fish-skin · reskin · silverskin · capeskin · skin colour · skin grafting · skin-art · skintern · whiteskin · stiff skin syndrome · skin signs · stagskin · Fish-skin Tartar · dogskin · deer-skin · make one's skin crawl · skin job · skin virgin · muleskin · within an inch of one's skin · show skin · skintight · skinny-dip · fawnskin · play the skin flute · ponyskin · coltskin · grapeskin · eelskin · skinful · snow skin mooncake · drakeskin · in one's bare skin · hare-skin · foxskin · lionskin · skin cancer · skin tag · skinless · skin dresser · skin effect · skin-group · veal-skin · horseskin · outskin · skin-walker · skinimalism · ratskin · hyson skin · show some skin · skin trade · hogskin · skinflint · skin hunger · skinbow · no skin off one's teeth · toadskin · lizardskin · bearskin · skin beetle · get under someone's skin · skin group · gooseskin · smoothskin · whiteskinned · poopskin · skin fade · red skin syndrome · kidskin · wolf in a lamb's skin · skintag · skin type · scarf-skin · clean skin · unskin · shirts and skins · fish skin · goldbeater's skin · slinkskin · skin-on · dickskin · mooseskin · soaked to the skin · strawberry skin · porcelain skin · redskin onion · fish-skin disease · oilskin · skin and bones · shed skin · skin flick · weaselskin · cleanskin · milk skin · redskinned · skinema · plebeskin · beetleskin · tigerskin · frogskin · tofu skin · caribouskin · skin art · skin fasting · skinfolk · potato skins · skin worm · skintone · milliskin · lightskin · skin cell · peeling skin syndrome · woolskin · wormskin · poly skin · leopardskin · comfortable in one's own skin · no skin off my nose · onion skin · save one's skin · blackskinned · solar skin · skin of the teeth · clearskin · brownskin · combo skin · skin in the game · oxskin · skin diving · butterfly skin · skinny · skin merchant · elephant skin · skinfeel · skinbyrd · king skin · staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome · get underneath someone's skin · elkskin · walking skin cancer · silver skin · skin-tight · skin-deep · skinhead · skin fragility syndrome · onionskin · skin-diver · glabrous skin · don't sell the skin till you have caught the bear · skin-flick · thickskin · no skin off one's nose · ski skin · gimme some skin · drumskin · with whole skin · all skin and bones · skinsuit · thick skin · vealskin · coon-skin hat · boarskin · underskin · no skin off one's back · chicken skin · otterskin · fishskin · chronic skin-picking · skin-pop · rough-skin plum · lay some skin on · darkskin · skin back · birdskin · bare-skin · skin movie · out of one's skin · skin magazine · skin-dive · Skinemax · turnskin · catskin · grow some skin · skin tone · skin food · potato skin · skin color · skinwalking · comfortable in one's skin · greenskin · skin orgasm · skin-mag · skin glue · sheep-skin · save someone's skin · rolling skin disease · white skin privilege · skinlike · slipskin · collect skin · kipskin · skingirl · cowskin · plastiskin · shitskin · lumpy skin disease · it's no skin off my back · skin a flint · beaverskin · thin skin · climbing skin · skin cream · redskin · jump in one's skin · sticky skin syndrome · buffalo-skin · wrinkly skin syndrome · skin wool · blackskin · niggerskin · skin-picking disorder · e-skin · wolfskin · skin graft · combination skin · brown-point shield skin longirostris · gold-beater's skin · skinwalker · gold skin · skin and blister · beauty is only skin deep · skinfold · ghost skin · skin and grin · bareskin · rabbitskin · skinpop · by the skin of one's teeth · skin flute · coon-skin cap · make someone's skin crawl · skin-tag · skin disease · coonskin · bronzed skin disease · skinfluencer · skincare · skinship · skin-crawling · give some skin to · nonskin · skin and bone

Hyponyms

loinskin · deerskin · sharkskin · pigskin · sealskin · snakeskin · waterskin · second skin · doeskin · moleskin · lambskin · yakskin · buckskin · calfskin · sheepskin · cumskin · goose skin · banana skin · goatskin · wineskin

Relateds

dermis · epidermis · cutis · cutaneous

Synonyms

peel · film · moiety · pelt · hide · pericarp

Translations (550)

ml തൊലി (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bo པགས་པ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · be лупі́на (outer protective layer of fruit) · nl pels (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · fa مَشْک (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · mn арьс (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bg ко́жа (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · nb sigarettpapir (rolling paper for cigarettes) · nb skinn (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · rup cheali (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ln loposo (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ti ቈርበት (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lez ли (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · oc pèl (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · el τσιγαρόχαρτο (rolling paper for cigarettes) · mn арьс (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · tly pust (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · vec pèle (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ar بشرة (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · rm pel (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · es icono (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · ar جِلْد (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hu szkinhed (skinhead (clipping of)) · sh ко̏жа (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · te చర్మము (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · dsb kóža (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hrx Haut (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mdf ёжа (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ms kulit (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · mrw opis (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ks ژَم (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · es cáscara (outer protective layer of fruit) · da hud (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ml പാട (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · grc χρῶμα (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · zh пизы (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · so harag (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fi skini (skinhead (clipping of)) · ota چرم (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · tpi skin (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sv skinnskalle (skinhead (clipping of)) · th หนัง (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bni eteke (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hu héj (outer protective layer of fruit) · tew khowa (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · gu ચામડી (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · gd seiche (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · tft ahi (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · is húð (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kw kroghen (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · alu hinasuna (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · da skind (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · hi छिलका (outer protective layer of fruit) · nb ham (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · is hörund (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fo húð (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · si හම (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · jje ᄉᆞᆯ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · gl pela (outer protective layer of fruit) · tr deri (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mzn پوس (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · th ผิวหนัง (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · wa pea (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · ca pell (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ml തൊലി (outer protective layer of fruit) · yi הויט (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ka კანი (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nl skin (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · ro coajă (outer protective layer of fruit) · sw gamba (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · myv кедь (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mww tawv nqaij (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ar جلد (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fur piel (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sk skín (skinhead (clipping of)) · sib kulit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · grc ἀσκός (vessel made of skin) · ru шку́ра (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lnj iwin (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ru скин (alternate appearance for a 3D character model in a video game) · hy կաշի (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · mdf кедь (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pt skin (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · ru кожура́ (outer protective layer of fruit) · ota دری (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lmo pèl (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ssy qarbat (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fa پوسْت (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bn ত্বক (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · shn ၽိဝ်ၼင် (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sl kọ́ža (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · cic hakshop (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fr apparence (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · fa جِلْد (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ms kulit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ro foiță de țigară (rolling paper for cigarettes) · bh चमड़ा (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · tk deri (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · cho hakshop (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · so saan (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fi kalvo (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · ill upis (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · duo gaddang (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ja(outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ka ტყავი (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · ru ко́рка (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · ms kekulit (alternate appearance for a 3D character model in a video game) · ga barr brutha (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · sk šupka (outer protective layer of fruit) · zu ikhasi (outer protective layer of fruit) · ba ҡабыҡ (outer protective layer of fruit) · nb skinn (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ast piel (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · es apariencia (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · sat ᱦᱟᱨᱛᱟ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pl skóra (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · nn skinn (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · amm tono (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ml ചർമ്മം (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · cu кожа (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fi iho (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · eve эртэ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fi sätkäpaperi (rolling paper for cigarettes) · lmo pèll (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · txb ewe (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pt pele (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · aio ꩫ︀င︀် (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bua арһан (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mn амьтны арьс (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · eo haŭto (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fa پوسْتِه (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · cu скора (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kmr pîst (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mel kulit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ks مٕسلہٕ (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · krc тери (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ks جَتھ (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · tvo ahi (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kaa teri (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ga cneas (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nog тери (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fa چَرْم (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kmr cild (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mdh kubal (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fi paljas pinta (slang: bare flesh) · da skind (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · pl bletka (rolling paper for cigarettes) · mrw kobal (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mww tawv (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ceb panit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nl huid (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · tg пӯст (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · hu cigarettapapír (rolling paper for cigarettes) · hu föl (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · sh kȍža (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pl skórka (alternate appearance for a 3D character model in a video game) · aa aráb (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ium ndopv (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hak 皮膚 /皮肤 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ckb پێست (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · haw ʻili (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pdt Hut (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · gd craiceann (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nb hud (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · te పొర (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · duu vngpeun (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nds Huut (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sv skinn (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · ab ацәа (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ca pel·lícula (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · orv скора (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sa कृत्ति (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ks مٕسلہٕ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · zu isikhumba (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · cop ϣⲁⲣ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fi ulkopinta (nautical: part of a sail) · qu gara (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · es pellejo (outer protective layer of fruit) · nl skin (skinhead (clipping of)) · sne kurit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · gug api (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sq lëkurë (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lez хам (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · aer yenpe (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · myv киське (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lv āda (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · ga seithe (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · it interfaccia (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · ce цӏока (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fi laudoitus (nautical: covering outside the framing) · izh hippiä (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sk mech (vessel made of skin) · xsr པའུ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · is skinn (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nl vel (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mi kiri (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · zh(outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · zh(skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · sc pedde (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · dlm pial (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · grc δέρμα (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lo ຜິວຫນັງ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ak honam (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mn ᠠᠷᠠᠰᠤ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sw ngozi (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · el δέρμα (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kum оьнг (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · wo der (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fi nahkaleili (vessel made of skin) · blt ꪘꪰꪉ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · inh цӏока (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · wa pelete (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · ko 가죽 (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · be ску́рка (outer protective layer of fruit) · is hskinn (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · ru ко́жица (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · nn sigarettpapir (rolling paper for cigarettes) · yo awọ ara (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ko(congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · sk šupa (outer protective layer of fruit) · fa جِلْد (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · alt тере (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nod ᩉ᩠ᨶᩢᨦ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · yue 皮膚 /皮肤 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · qu qara (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · et nahk (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · csb skóra (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pl bibułka (rolling paper for cigarettes) · fi taustakuva (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · tpi skin (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · bni loposo (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · za naeng (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ota جلد (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · id kulit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fy hûd (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · uz teri (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bg ко́жица (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · zh 皮子 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · te త్వచము (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hu bőr (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · fa چَرْم (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · ace kulet (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · uk скін (skinhead (clipping of)) · az dəri (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · el πέτσα (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · os царм (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · njo-jgl teküp (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bn চামড়া (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · pt película (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · ccc s̈hama (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ta தோல் (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · se liiki (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mdf киське (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · gl bagullo (outer protective layer of fruit) · zh пифу (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · zlw-ocs luščina (outer protective layer of fruit) · jje 가죽 (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · sw gamba (rolling paper for cigarettes) · av хъал (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · so dub (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · csm ṭól·eča- (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ang hȳd (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hi चमड़ी (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ja(skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · su kulit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · av тӏом (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nci ēhuatl (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · de Haut (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · de Haut (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · bg ко́жа (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pl karnacja (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · pl skin (skinhead (clipping of)) · osp cuero (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ja(congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · ks ژَم (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · vi da (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ru скин (skinhead (clipping of)) · az dəri (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hi त्वचा (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ko 살갗 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · es piel (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · os цъар (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pt papel de arroz (rolling paper for cigarettes) · rap kiri (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · os мӕскуы (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sk pokožka (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · tzm ⵉⵍⵎ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · el επιδερμίδα (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · ja 皮革 (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · am ቆዳ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · rgn pël (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kmr çerm (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · haw ʻili (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · zu isikhumba (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · af vel (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · new छ्येंगु (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ota بشره (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ba тире (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · izh iho (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · cv тир (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · wuu 皮膚 /皮肤 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kl ameq (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ar بشره (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sv skinhead (skinhead (clipping of)) · az qabıq (outer protective layer of fruit) · rcf po (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · unm xès (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · km ស្បែក (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lad kuero (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ro piele (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · qu gala (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bg ци́па (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · kmr pîst (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · fa مَشْک (vessel made of skin) · nrf(outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · es hollejo (outer protective layer of fruit) · cs kůže (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mk кожа (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hy մաշկ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kmr kevl (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · es aspecto (alternate appearance for a 3D character model in a video game) · sk pokožka (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ne छाला (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · es máscara (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · sw ngozi (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · mrw panit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sh kȍža (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · gu ત્વચા (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · zh 皮膚 /皮肤 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ko 피부 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · grc δέρας (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · yo awọ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ug تېرە (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mdh upis (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · izh nahka (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nrf(skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · hu hártya (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · tr deri (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · lt plutelė (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · srn buba (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · uk шкі́ра (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bdr kulit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pac ngcár (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · zh 皮膚 /皮肤 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · io pelo (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ak wedeɛ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · xal арсн (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · cdo 皮膚 /皮肤 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kxd kulit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mnc ᠰᡠᡴᡡ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kjh теер (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · co pelle (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pap kuero (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · wa pea (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · msk panit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ga seithe (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · rup coaji (outer protective layer of fruit) · tr post (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · wa cur (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · wal gogaa (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ttt pust (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · tr deri (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · la pellis (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · fi talja (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · ar قشرة (outer protective layer of fruit) · tet kulit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · tt тире (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sv skal (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · sk koža (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ar جِلْد (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kxd kulit (outer protective layer of fruit) · grc χροός (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · la cutis (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · haw ʻaluʻalu (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ny khungu (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · as ছাল (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · te తొడుగు (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · nl blaadje (rolling paper for cigarettes) · gl pel (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · es piel (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nl huid (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · grc χρώς (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sah тирии (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ga craiceann (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ur تْوَچا (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ar جلد (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ba тире (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · ks دِیٛل (outer protective layer of fruit) · ru ко́жа (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sk koža (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · pt casca (outer protective layer of fruit) · orv кожа (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ko 피막 (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · vec pełe (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ast pelleyu (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lo ຫນັງ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ce чкъуор (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · gug pire (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · tg ҷилд (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · es tegumento (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · unm xès (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · egy i-in:n-T34-m-F27 (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · sa त्वच (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · te తోలు (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · sg pörö (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lv āda (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nl bont (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · de Häutchen (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · ky тери (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fr peau (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · txb yeste (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bej adi (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · wao cʰíla (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · wbl pist (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · es figura (alternate appearance for a 3D character model in a video game) · gd seiche (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · gld хэрэктэ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kum тери (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fa پوسْت (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · bg мях (vessel made of skin) · hsb koža (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pt skin (alternate appearance for a 3D character model in a video game) · uk шкі́рка (outer protective layer of fruit) · ru шку́рка (outer protective layer of fruit) · kpy гылгын (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · cjs тере (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · es pellejo (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ar ريقة (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · hu bőr (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · nci ēhuatl (outer protective layer of fruit) · ain カㇷ゚ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · my အရေ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · zu inyama (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · zh 面板 (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · es apariencia (alternate appearance for a 3D character model in a video game) · fr peau (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · de Design (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · hu kéreg (outer protective layer of fruit) · fa چَرْم (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bcl kublit (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · khb ᦐᧂ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pa ਖੱਲ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · el δέρμα (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · ru скин (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · gag deri (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pl skórka (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · rsk скора (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · aa galbó (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · tg чарм (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · yue(outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · wa pelete (outer protective layer of fruit) · fi nahka (subgroup within an Australian aboriginal people) · ae 𐬯𐬎𐬭𐬍 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · nl vloeitje (rolling paper for cigarettes) · pl kompozycja (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · ro pojghiță de gheață (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · dlg тирии (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · bg кора́ (outer protective layer of fruit) · grc ῥινός (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · mr त्वचा (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · om gogaa (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pag baog (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kn ಚರ್ಮ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ht po (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pau melabd (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · cy croen (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · gl peleca (outer protective layer of fruit) · pl kożuch (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · egy i-in:n-nm-m-F27 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ckb چەرم (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · hi चमड़ा (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · or ଚର୍ମ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ja 皮膚 (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · sv skinn (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lt oda (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · es aspecto (image used as the background of graphical user interface) · scn peddi (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pt skinhead (skinhead (clipping of)) · it pelle (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · kk тері (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ur پوسْت (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fa پوسْت (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · br kroc'hen (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ar جلد (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hrx haut (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · yo awọ (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · nl vel (congealed layer on the surface of a liquid) · hu cigipapír (rolling paper for cigarettes) · rom morthǐ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ro piele (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · mt ġilda (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · ml തോല് (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) · mns-nor сов (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · lb Haut (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · pl skórka (outer protective layer of fruit) · yag tatisa (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · fi nahka (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hu skinhead (skinhead (clipping of)) · cop ⲁⲛⲟⲙ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal) · hy մորթ (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal)

wikidata: Q1074 · wikidata: Q1155702

skin en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English skyn, skinn, from Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn (“animal hide”), from Proto-Germanic *skinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”), nasal variant of *skeh₁i-d- (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English hȳd (“skin, hide”), from which derives hide. Cognate with Dutch schinde (“bark”), dialectal German Schinde (“fruit peel”); also Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish cenn (“covering, shell”), Irish scáin (“to tear, burst”), Latin scindō (“to split, divide”), Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinátti, “to split”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To injure the skin of.
    • He fell off his bike and skinned his knee on the concrete.
  2. (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
  3. (colloquial) To high five.
  4. (colloquial, transitive) To apply a skin to (a computer program).
    • Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?
  5. (UK, transitive) To use tricks to go past a defender.
    • The Russian, sometimes out of sorts in recent weeks, was seeing plenty of the ball on the left-hand side up against Hunt, a 20-year-old right-back making his first Huddersfield start. Arshavin skinned the youngster at the first opportunity and crossed for Bendtner, who could not direct his close-range effort on target. 2011 January 30, Kevin Darlng, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Huddersfield”, in BBC:
  6. (intransitive) To become covered with skin or a skin-like layer.
    • Lefotver acrylic paint will often skin as it partially dries.
    • A wound eventually skins over.
  7. (transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
    • It will but skin and film the ulcerous place. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
  8. (US, archaic, slang) To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
  9. (dated, slang) To strip of money or property; to cheat.
  10. (intransitive, obsolete, slang) To sneak off.
  11. (transitive) To remove the top layers of paint from, revealing parts of the underlying medium or canvas.
  12. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for skin up (“travel uphill on skis, snowboard, or bicycle”)
    alt of skin up

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
skinning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
skinne alternative, obsolete lexicographic
skins Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
skinned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
skinned Tense=Past lexicographic

Coordinates

shear · pluck · gut · bone

Deriveds

skin the cat · skinner · there are many ways to skin a cat · skinnable · skinflint · skin the lamb · skin someone alive · skinable · tough-skinned · there's more than one way to skin a cat · skinnery · skin up · enskin · thick-skinned · thin-skinned · deskin

Synonyms

bark · scalp · excoriate · fleece · graze · chafe · flense · flay · scrape

Translations (107)

tay mulaq (to remove the skin of) · hi छिलना (to injure the skin of) · tl maglabos (to remove the skin of) · fi peittää ihollaan (to cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially) · pl oskórować (to remove the skin of) · tr yüzmek (to remove the skin of) · el γδέρνω (to remove the skin of) · fa پوست کندن (to remove the skin of) · wa peler (to remove the skin of) · fr dépouiller (to remove the skin of) · hy քերթել (to remove the skin of) · qu ch'utiy (to remove the skin of) · br kignat (to remove the skin of) · sl odreti (to remove the skin of) · fi nylkeä (to remove the skin of) · ca escorxar (to remove the skin of) · nb skrubbe (to injure the skin of) · nl villen (to remove the skin of) · es desollar (to remove the skin of) · es despellejar (to remove the skin of) · gl esfolar (to remove the skin of) · nl (de huid) afstropen (to remove the skin of) · pl zedrzeć (to injure the skin of) · wa kernaxhî (to injure the skin of) · nn skrubbe (to injure the skin of) · pt raspar (to injure the skin of) · izh kiskoa (to remove the skin of) · da flå (to remove the skin of) · bg обелвам (to injure the skin of) · fr peler (to remove the skin of) · sv flå (to remove the skin of) · de häuten (to remove the skin of) · nn flå (to remove the skin of) · bg финтирам (soccer: to use tricks to go past a defender) · ru обдира́ть (to injure the skin of) · tl balatan (to remove the skin of) · mi tīhore (to remove the skin of) · pt esfolar (to injure the skin of) · ar سَلَخَ (to remove the skin of) · nl onthuiden (to remove the skin of) · pt esfolar (to remove the skin of) · wa schoircî (to remove the skin of) · nl schaven (to injure the skin of) · uk здерти шкіру (to remove the skin of) · fi jallittaa (soccer: to use tricks to go past a defender) · ga feann (to remove the skin of) · ota یوزمك (to remove the skin of) · uk здира́ти шкіру (to remove the skin of) · fi ruhjoa (to injure the skin of) · fa خراشیدن (to injure the skin of) · hu megnyúz (to remove the skin of) · es empellejar (to cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially) · pl zdzierać (to injure the skin of) · nb flå (to remove the skin of) · da skrabe (to injure the skin of) · izh nylkiä (to remove the skin of) · br kignat (to injure the skin of) · pl obedrzeć ze skóry (to remove the skin of) · tr derisini yüzmek (to remove the skin of) · pt descascar (to remove the skin of) · grc δέρω (to remove the skin of) · la excorio (to remove the skin of) · hu lehúz (to remove the skin of) · ary سْلَخ (to remove the skin of) · nl een skin gebruiken (to use a replacement image for the graphical user interface of) · hi छीलना (to remove the skin of) · hu lenyúz (to remove the skin of) · uk обдира́ти (to remove the skin of) · de aufschürfen (to injure the skin of) · fi putsata (to strip of money or property (colloquially)) · bg обирам (to strip of money or property (colloquially)) · ru ободра́ть (to remove the skin of) · kea sfola (to remove the skin of) · fi raapia (to injure the skin of) · fi naarmuttaa (to injure the skin of) · hu lehorzsol (to injure the skin of) · ga seithigh (to remove the skin of) · ru ободра́ть (to injure the skin of) · el γδέρνω (to injure the skin of) · fr écorcher (to remove the skin of) · fa شخودن (to injure the skin of) · wa digreter (to injure the skin of) · fi arpeutua (to become covered with skin) · kea sfolá (to remove the skin of) · arz سَلَخ (to remove the skin of) · bg одирам (to remove the skin of) · fi asettaa taustakuvaksi (to use a replacement image for the graphical user interface of) · ro zgâria (to injure the skin of) · pl obdzierać ze skóry (to remove the skin of) · sl dati iz kože (to remove the skin of) · ru обдира́ть (to remove the skin of) · cy croeni (to remove the skin of) · chr ᎦᏁᎦᎵᎭ (to remove the skin of) · fr écorcher (to injure the skin of) · hu nyúz (to remove the skin of) · la dēcutio (to remove the skin of) · hu meghorzsol (to injure the skin of) · it scuoiare (to remove the skin of) · fi luntata (to produce the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs) · uk обідра́ти (to remove the skin of) · es empellicar (to cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially) · fr égratigner (to injure the skin of) · pl skórować (to remove the skin of) · ca excoriar (to injure the skin of) · br digroc'henañ (to remove the skin of) · wa schaver (to injure the skin of) · wa screper (to injure the skin of)