skin

verb/iʃfuˈlaɾ/low

es·fo·lar

Definition

To remove the skin or outer layer of something, especially through abrasion or injury.

The fall on the rough pavement skinned his arm.

The industrial process skins the wood to prepare the material.

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Common collocations

skin an animalskin one's kneeskin a tree

Do latim 'exfoliare' (desfolhar, tirar a pele).