Skin | Mean of skin in English Dictionary

/ˈskɪn/

• Noun
• the natural outer layer of tissue that covers the body of a person or animal
1. I have dry skin.
2. She has pale/dark/fair skin.
3. the rough skin of a shark
4. skin creams/lotions
5. skin cancer
6. Choose makeup that matches your skin tone.
7. The horrible things I saw made my skin crawl/creep. [=made me feel disgusted, afraid, etc.]
8. These snakes shed their skins once a year.
• the skin of an animal that has been removed from the body often with its hair or feathers still attached and that is used to make things (such as clothes)
1. Native Americans had many uses for animal skins.
2. His boots are made of alligator skin.
• the outer covering of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
1. apple/sausage skins
2. Potato skin is very nutritious.

• only by a small difference in time, space, or amount
1. He escaped by the skin of his teeth. [=he just barely escaped]
2. She only passed the test by the skin of her teeth. [=she almost did not pass the test]
• to irritate or upset you
1. She really gets under my skin.
• to affect you emotionally even though you do not want or expect to be affected
1. I used to hate the city, but after a while it kind of got under my skin. [=I grew to like it]
2. The actress accepted the role because the character really got under her skin.
• very thin in a way that is unattractive and unhealthy
1. After the illness, he was skin and bones.
2. The starving dog was nothing but skin and bones.
• Verb
• to remove the skin of (an animal, fruit, or vegetable)
1. The hunter skinned the rabbit and prepared it for cooking.
2. Skin [=(more commonly) peel] the tomatoes/peppers.
• to scrape or rub off some of the skin from (a body part)
1. I skinned my knee when I fell.
• to punish (someone) severely
1. Mom is going to skin me alive when she finds out about the broken window.