skin definition

1. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
• examples: your skin is the largest organ of your body
2. an outer surface (usually thin)
• examples: the skin of an airplane
3. a person's skin regarded as their life
• examples: he tried to save his skin
4. a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
5. bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
• examples: The boy skinned his knee when he fell
6. strip the skin off
• examples: pare apples