écorcher

Definitions of écorcher
  1. verb
    remove the surface from
    synonyms: dépouiller, scalper
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    types:
    dépouiller, peler, éplucher
    strip the skin off
    écorcer
    remove the bark of a tree
    déplumer
    strip of feathers
    type of:
    enlever, ôter
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  2. verb
    strip the skin off
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    type of:
    dépouiller, peler, éplucher
    strip the skin off
  3. verb
    bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
    synonyms: dépouiller
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    type of:
    blesser
    cause injuries or bodily harm to
  4. verb
    speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
    synonyms: escamoter
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    type of:
    dénoter, signifier, vouloir dire
    have as a meaning
  5. verb
    break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
    synonyms: érafler
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    type of:
    blesser
    cause injuries or bodily harm to
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