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1. Having skin of a specified kind

1. Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
   - clamber, scramble, shin, shinny [N. Amer], struggle, sputter
    
2. Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
   "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
   - scrape
    
3. Remove the bark of a tree
   - bark
    
4. Strip the skin off
   - peel, pare

See also: skinner, smooth-skinned, velvety-skinned

Type of: climb, injure, strip, wound

Antonym: skinless

Encyclopedia: Skin