cream off vs flay

cream off

verb
  • To use a cream (cold cream) to remove something (usually makeup, from one's face). 

  • To separate (the best part of something from the regular part). 

  • To extract the cream or creamy part from something. 

  • To earn, or embezzle, a percentage of a profit. 

flay

verb
  • To strip the skin off; to skin. 

  • To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). 

  • To frighten; scare; terrify. 

  • To be fear-stricken. 

  • To lash or whip. 

noun
  • A fright; a scare. 

  • Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual. 

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