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skinning up

skinning up is the present participle and gerund of skin up.

Meaning of skin up

Verb

skin up (third-person singular simple present skins up, present participle skinning up, simple past and past participle skinned up)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To make a cannabis cigarette.
    • In plain view of the entire party, Douggie and his buddies skinned up and started getting high.
    Synonyms:
    roll up
  2. To travel uphill on skis or a splitboard.
  3. (mountain biking) To travel up a steep slope while pushing one's bicycle.

Questions about skinning up

What is skinning up the present participle and gerund of?
Skinning up is the present participle and gerund of skin up.

Words near skinning up in the dictionary

  1. skinning and grinning
  2. skinning back
  3. skinning someone alive
  4. skinning the cat
  5. skinning the lamb
  6. skinning up
  7. Skinningrove
  8. skinnings
  9. skinny
  10. skinny as a rail
  11. skinny bitch

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