peel

verb

1. (transitive)To remove the skin or outer covering of.

   “I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.”

   “The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.”

2. (transitive)To remove something from the outer or top layer of.

   “I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily.”

   “We peeled the old wallpaper off in strips where it was hanging loose.”

3. (intransitive)To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.

   “I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel.”

4. (intransitive)To remove one's clothing.

   “The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.”

5. (intransitive)To move, separate (off or away).

   “The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.”

6. To play a peel shot.
7. To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).
8. (archaic, transitive)To plunder; to pillage, rob.

   “But govern ill the nations under yoke, / Peeling their provinces.”

9. (alt-of, misspelling)Misspelling of peal (“to sound loudly”).

   “1825 June 25, "My Village Bells", in The Circulator of Useful Knowledge, Literature, Amusement, and General Information number XXVI, available in, 1825, The Circulator of Useful Amusement, Literature, Science, and General Information, page 401, Oh ! still for me let merry bells peel out their holy chime;”

   “1901 January 1, "Twentieth Century's Triumphant Entry", The New York Times, page 1, The lights flashed, the crowds sang,... bells peeled, bombs thundered,... and the new Century made its triumphant entry.”

   “As the tiny Virgin... approaches one of the barrio churches, bells peel vigorously, a brass band launches into a fast-paced tune, and large rockets zoom... .”

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
2. (countable)The action of peeling away from a formation.
3. (countable)A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or to exfoliate.
4. (obsolete)A stake.
5. (obsolete)A fence made of stakes; a stockade.
6. (archaic)A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.
7. A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.

   “Near-synonym: pizza paddle”

8. A T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry.
9. (US, archaic)The blade of an oar.
10. (Scotland)An equal or match; a draw.
11. A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone.
12. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of peal (“a small or young salmon”).

name

1. (countable)A surname.

   “Robert Peel, former British Prime Minister.”

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