skin the cat

verb

To perform a certain turning exercise while hanging from a bar or rings.

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Meanings

verbskin the cat (third-person singular simple present skins the cat, present participle skinning the cat, simple past and past participle skinned the cat)

present singular third person skins the cat · participle present skinning the cat · participle past skinned the cat · past skinned the cat

  1. gymnasticsTo perform a certain turning exercise while hanging from a bar or rings.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skin the cat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20the%20cat.

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