Verb flay has 1 sense

1. flay - strip the skin off
   --₁ is one way to skin, peel, pare
   Sample sentences:
   Somebody ----s something
   Somebody ----s somebody
   

Flayed

Definition:

(verb) to strip off the skin or outer covering of someone or something

Sense 1:

(transitive verb) to remove the skin from an animal or human

Example sentence:

After catching the fish, the skilled fisherman expertly flayed it before cooking it.

Sense 2:

(transitive verb) to criticize or rebuke severely

Example sentence:

The strict teacher flayed the students for not completing their assignments.

Sense 3:

(adjective) extremely tired or exhausted

Example sentence:

After running a marathon, Sarah felt completely flayed and could barely walk.

Sense 4:

(adjective) referring to someone who has undergone severe punishment or humiliation

Example sentence:

The captured soldiers looked flayed and broken after enduring hours of torture.