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| peel [ peel ] |
verb (past and past participle peeled, present participle peel·ing, 3rd person present singular peels) |
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1. transitive verb remove outer layer: to cut away or pull off the skin or outer layer of something, especially a fruit or vegetable
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2. intransitive verb have removable skin: to have a skin that can be removed
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3. transitive verb pull something off: to pull or strip off something, especially something that is stuck to a surface
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4. intransitive verb lose outer layer: to lose or shed an outer layer or covering, e.g. of paint or sunburned skin
  The skin on her nose was peeling.
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5. intransitive verb come off in thin pieces: to come off in flakes, small pieces, or thin strips
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6. intransitive verb undress: to remove clothes
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informal
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She peeled and jumped into the pool.
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7. transitive verb put ball through croquet hoop: in croquet, to make another player's ball go through a hoop
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noun (plural peels) |
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1. fruit or vegetable skin: the rind or skin of a fruit or vegetable
apple peel
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2. cosmetic treatment: a beauty treatment that involves removing the top layer of skin, usually by means of abrasion or chemicals
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| [13th century. < Latin pilare "deprive of hair" < pilus "hair"] |
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| peel·a·ble adjective |
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