despellejar — meaning in English

English meaning

• flay verb To strip the skin from a body.
• skin noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

Senses

despellejar is used for these senses in English:

• flay To strip the skin off; to skin.
• run down (transitive) To crush; to overthrow; to overbear.
• skin (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
• skin (transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

flay — full definition

1. verb To strip the skin from a body.
2. verb To criticize someone harshly and mercilessly.

skin — full definition

1. noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
2. noun The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
3. noun The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
4. noun A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.

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