Dictionary definition · skin
noun
- a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch"your skin is the largest organ of your body"
- an outer surface (usually thin)"the skin of an airplane"
- body covering of a living animal
- a person's skin regarded as their life"he tried to save his skin"
- a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
- a person whose head is bald or shaved
- the rind of a fruit or vegetable
- a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
verb
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of"The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
- remove the bark of a tree
- remove the skin from"pare apples"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).