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обе́лвам — meaning in English

obelvam

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English meaning

  • excoriate verb To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
  • peel verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.
  • shale noun A soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits easily into thin layers.
  • shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
  • shuck noun The outer shell or husk of something, such as corn or a nut.
  • skin noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
  • strip noun A long, narrow piece of material or land.

Senses

обе́лвам is used for these senses in English:

  • decorticate (transitive, ergative) To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
  • excoriate (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
  • peel (transitive) To remove the skin or outer covering of.
  • shale To take off the shell or coat of.
  • shuck (transitive) To remove (any outer covering).
  • skin (transitive) To injure the skin of.
  • strip (transitive) To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.
  • strip (transitive) To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.

excoriate — full definition

  1. verb To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
  2. verb To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
  3. verb To strongly condemn or criticize.

peel — full definition

  1. verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.
  2. verb To come away in strips or flakes, especially of skin or paint.
  3. noun The skin or outer layer of a fruit or vegetable.

Related Bulgarian words