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}]
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: a container for liquids that 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 (fruit, for example) [syn: {peel}, {pare}]
5: strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot [syn: {stub},
{scrape}, {abrade}]