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4 N‑SING If a skin forms on the surface of a liquid, a thin, fairly solid layer forms on it. □  Stir the custard occasionally to prevent a skin forming.

5 VERB If you skin a dead animal, you remove its skin. □ [V n] …with the expertise of a chef skinning a rabbit.

6 → see also -skinned , banana skin

7 PHRASE If you do something by the skin of your teeth , you just manage to do it. □  He won, but only by the skin of his teeth.

8 PHRASE If you say that someone has a thick skin , you mean that they are able to listen to criticism about themselves without becoming offended. □  You need a thick skin to be a headmaster.

9to make your skin crawl → see crawl

ski n care also skincare N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Skin care involves keeping your skin clean, healthy-looking, and attractive. □  …a unique range of natural skincare products.

ski n dee p also skin-deep ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Something that is only skin deep is not a major or important feature of something, although it may appear to be. □  Beauty is only skin deep.

skin|flint /sk I nfl I nt/ (skinflints ) N‑COUNT If you describe someone as a skinflint , you are saying that they are a mean person who hates spending money. [DISAPPROVAL ]

skin|head /sk I nhed/ (skinheads ) N‑COUNT A skinhead is a young person whose hair is shaved or cut very short. Skinheads are usually regarded as violent and aggressive. [BRIT ]

skin|less /sk I nləs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Skinless meat has had its skin removed. □  …skinless chicken breast fillets.

-skinned /-sk I nd/ COMB -skinned is used after adjectives such as 'dark' and 'clear' to form adjectives that indicate what kind of skin someone has. □  Dark-skinned people rarely develop skin cancer. □  She was smooth-skinned and pretty.

skin|ny /sk I ni/ (skinnier , skinniest ) ADJ A skinny person is extremely thin, often in a way that you find unattractive. [INFORMAL ] □  He was quite a skinny little boy.

ski nny-dip (skinny-dips , skinny-dipping , skinny-dipped ) also skinny dip VERB If you skinny-dip , you go swimming with no clothes on. [INFORMAL ] □ [V ] They used to take off their clothes and go skinny dipping in the creek.

skint /sk I nt/ ADJ If you say that you are skint , you mean that you have no money. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  I'm skint! Lend us a tenner.

ski n-ti ght also skintight ADJ [usu ADJ n] Skin-tight clothes fit very tightly so that they show the shape of your body. □  …the youth with the slicked down hair and skin-tight trousers.

skip /sk I p/ (skips , skipping , skipped )

1 VERB If you skip along, you move almost as if you are dancing, with a series of little jumps from one foot to the other. □ [V adv/prep] They saw the man with a little girl skipping along behind him. □ [V ] She was skipping to keep up with him. ● N‑COUNT Skip is also a noun. □  The boxer gave a little skip as he came out of his corner.

2 VERB When someone skips , they jump up and down over a rope which they or two other people are holding at each end and turning round and round. In American English, you say that someone skips rope . [mainly BRIT ] □ [V ] Outside, children were skipping and singing a rhyme. □ [V n] They skip rope and play catch, waiting for the bell. ●  skip|ping N‑UNCOUNT □  Skipping is one of the most enjoyable aerobic activities.

3 VERB If you skip something that you usually do or something that most people do, you decide not to do it. □ [V n] It is important not to skip meals. □ [V n] Her daughter started skipping school.