1. (

• clamber ,
• scramble ,
• shin ,
• shinny ,
• skin ,
• struggle ,
• sputter

) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ;

2. (

• skin ,
• scrape ,

) bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" ;

3. (

• bark ,
• skin ,

) remove the bark of a tree ;

4. (

• skin ,
• peel ,
• pare ,

) strip the skin off; "pare apples" ;