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peel
1[ peel ]
verb (used with object)
- to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.:
to peel an orange.
- to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something:
to peel paint from a car.
- Croquet. to cause (another player's ball) to go through a wicket.
verb (used without object)
- (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off; become separated.
- to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.
- Informal. to undress.
- Metallurgy. (of a malleable iron casting) to lose, or tend to lose, the outer layer.
noun
- the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Metallurgy. the presence of a brittle outer layer on a malleable iron casting.
verb phrase
- to remove (the skin, bark, etc.) or be removed:
The old skin peeled off.
- Aeronautics. to leave a flying formation of aircraft with a banking turn, usually from one end of an echelon.
- Informal. to turn off or leave (a road):
We peeled off the highway onto a dirt road.
- to remove (clothing) in a swift upward or downward motion.
peel
2[ peel ]
noun
- a shovellike implement for putting bread, pies, etc., into the oven or taking them out.
- Metallurgy. a long, shovellike iron tool for charging an open-hearth furnace.
peel
3[ peel ]
noun
- a small fortified tower for residence or for use during an attack, common in the border counties of England and Scotland in the 16th century.
Peel
4[ peel ]
noun
- Sir Robert, 1788–1850, British political leader: founder of the London constabulary; prime minister 1834–35; 1841–46.
- a seaport on W Isle of Man: castle; resort.
- a river in N Yukon Territory and NW Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing E and N to the Mackenzie River. 425 miles (684 km) long.
peel
1/ piːl /
noun
- (in Britain) a fortified tower of the 16th century on the borders between England and Scotland, built to withstand raids
peel
2/ piːl /
noun
- a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven
Peel
3/ piːl /
noun
- PeelJohn19392004MBritishFILMS AND TV: broadcaster John, real name John Robert Parker Ravenscroft . 1939–2004, British broadcaster; presented his influential Radio 1 music programme (1967–2004) and Radio 4's Home Truths (1998–2004)
- PeelSir Robert17881850MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir Robert. 1788–1850, British statesman; Conservative prime minister (1834–35; 1841–46). As Home Secretary (1828–30) he founded the Metropolitan Police and in his second ministry carried through a series of free-trade budgets culminating in the repeal of the Corn Laws (1846), which split the Tory party
peel
4/ piːl /
verb
- tr to remove (the skin, rind, outer covering, etc) of (a fruit, egg, etc)
- intr (of paint, etc) to be removed from a surface, esp through weathering
- intr (of a surface) to lose its outer covering of paint, etc esp through weathering
- intr (of a person or part of the body) to shed skin in flakes or (of skin) to be shed in flakes, esp as a result of sunburn
- croquet to put (another player's ball) through a hoop or hoops
- keep one's eyes peeled or keep one's eyes skinnedto watch vigilantly
noun
- the skin or rind of a fruit, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈPeelite, noun
Other Words From
- peela·ble adjective
- un·peela·ble adjective
- un·peeled adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of peel1
Word History and Origins
Origin of peel1
Origin of peel2
Origin of peel3
Idioms and Phrases
- keep one's eyes peeled, Informal. to watch closely or carefully; be alert:
Keep your eyes peeled for a gas station.
More idioms and phrases containing peel
In addition to the idiom beginning with peel , also see keep one's eyes open (peeled) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
I do my best to use organic herbs and spices, and if I’m adding citrus peel, I scrub the citrus before peeling.
You can swap in candied orange peel, or any standard candied fruit mix.
It’s patent-pending, and based on the most popular peel I did in my office.
All wood products shrink and swell as moisture in the air shifts, and if there is a lot of shrinking and swelling, paint has to shrink and swell, too, or it cracks and peels.
Back in the late 2000s, he began showing school children how to raise worm farms in boxes, by feeding them organic waste like banana peels.
I thought it was so sweet of them, and I had to peel it off her.
For me as an actor, too, it was nice to be able to peel another layer off her and realize that this is something that she wants.
So rich and delicious, so dark and layered with coffee and hazelnuts, toffee, orange peel, cigar box.
To top with a flamed orange twist, hold a piece of orange peel about the size of a silver dollar, skin side down, over the drink.
Holding the match a few inches above the drink, quickly squeeze the peel in the direction of the match.
In the late eighties he returned to his native island, settled at Peel, and became a magnate there.
Down coast, and Whitehaven; the manager of the company was my friend, and would allow the steamer to drop me at Peel.
In what respect has the subsequent conduct of Sir Robert Peel been inconsistent with these declarations?
He planted an ambush in the early morning, and let the hay lie till the peel men had gone out to cut their crop.
After some consultation, these noble lords considered it advisable to offer the first place to Sir Robert Peel.
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