🔪flay

verb
/fleɪ/

Meaning

to strip off the skin of something or criticize severely

Example Sentences

The chef flayed the fish before cooking it.

Synonyms

skin, strip, criticize, excoriate

Antonyms

cover, protect

Collocations

flay alive, flay mercilessly, flay the fish

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