SKIN


Meaning of SKIN in English

I

n.

1) to tan a ~

2) to cast, shed, slip one's ~ (the snake shed its ~)

3) chapped; coarse, rough; dark; delicate; dry; fair; fine; irritated; light; oily; sensitive; smooth; soft ~

4) human ~

5) (after sunburn) ~ blisters; peels

6) ( misc. ) to save one's ~ ('to save one's life'); a thick ~ ('insensitivity'); a thin ~ ('excessive sensitivity'); to get under smb.'s ~ ('to irritate smb.')

II

v. ( N ; used with an adjective) to ~ smb. alive ('to punish smb. severely')

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.