skint

1. 1
   no moneyadjectiveslangCommonwealthIrelandUK

   Having very little money, or none at all.

   I can't come to the cinema because I'm skint this week.

   He was so skint that he walked to work to save the bus fare.

   UsagePeople usually say I'm skint. It means the same as broke.

   Similarbroke, penniless, hard-up, strapped

   Oppositeflush, loaded, rich

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2. 2
   scrapedadjectivedialectalUS

   With the skin taken off or scraped off.

   My little sister cried over her skint knee.

   His hands were skint from climbing the rough rope.

   UsageIn careful writing, say a skinned knee.

   Similarskinned

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   A past form of the verb skin, used mostly in parts of the US instead of skinned.

   Tommy fell off his bike and skint both elbows.

   Grandpa had skint the rabbit before we got home.

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