13
peel(verb, take, cut, remove, trim)
13
skin(verb, cut, remove, trim, strip)
12
pare(verb, cut, remove, trim, strip)
11
strip(verb, cut, remove, bare, trim)
8
flay(verb, trim, strip, scale, skin)
7
excoriate(verb, trim, scrape, pare, peel)
6
scale(verb, remove, withdraw, cast, lift)
6
shuck(verb, reveal, trim, strip, shed)
4
bark(verb, trim, skin, scrape, pare)
4
hull(verb, withdraw, reveal, lift, empty)
4
scalp(verb, trim, strip, skin, scrape)
4
shell
3
husk(verb, reveal, trim, strip, shed)
3
shave(verb, cut, withdraw, empty, trim)
2
bare(verb, strip, shed, pare, excoriate)
2
uncover(verb, trim, strip, scale, shed)
1
abrade(verb, trim, scrape, pare, excoriate)
1
barber(cut, trim, slash, brush, shred)
1
brush(cut, trim, slash, shred, shear)
1
clip(cut, trim, strip, slash, brush)
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