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SKINNY-DIP (skinny-dipped, skinny-dipping)
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, skinny-dipping Dictionary entry overview: What does skinny-dip mean?
• SKINNY-DIP (noun)
The noun SKINNY-DIP has 1 sense:
1. a naked swim
Familiarity information: SKINNY-DIP used as a noun is very rare.
• SKINNY-DIP (verb)
The verb SKINNY-DIP has 1 sense:
1. bathe in the nude
Familiarity information: SKINNY-DIP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A naked swim
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("skinny-dip" is a kind of...):
swim; swimming (the act of swimming)
Derivation:
skinny-dip (bathe in the nude)
skinny-dipper (a naked swimmer)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bathe in the nude
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The young people were skinny-dipping in the pond
Hypernyms (to "skinny-dip" is one way to...):
bathe (swim for pleasure or recreation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
skinny-dip (a naked swim)
skinny-dipper (a naked swimmer)
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