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verb (used with object)
1.
to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange.
2.
to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something: to peel paint from a car.
3.
Croquet. to cause (another player's ball) to go through a wicket.
verb (used without object)
4.
(of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off; become separated.
5.
to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.
6.
Informal. to undress.
7.
Metallurgy. (of a malleable iron casting) to lose, or tend to lose, the outer layer.
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Peels
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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noun
Verb phrase8.
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
9.
Metallurgy. the presence of a brittle outer layer on a malleable iron casting.
10.
Idiompeel off,
a.
to remove (the skin, bark, etc.) or be removed: The old skin peeled off.
b.
Aeronautics. to leave a flying formation of aircraft with a banking turn, usually from one end of an echelon.
c.
Informal. to turn off or leave (a road): We peeled off the highway onto a dirt road.
d.
to remove (clothing) in a swift upward or downward motion.
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keep one's eyes peeled, Informal. to watch closely or carefully; be alert: Keep your eyes peeled for a gas station.
Origin:
before 1100; Middle English pelen, Old English pilian to strip, skin < Latin pilāre to remove hair, derivative of pilus hair. See pill2
before 1100; Middle English pelen, Old English pilian to strip, skin < Latin pilāre to remove hair, derivative of pilus hair. See pill2
Related forms
peel·a·ble, adjective
un·peel·a·ble, adjective
un·peeled, adjective
Synonyms
1. Peel, pare agree in meaning to remove the skin or rind from something. Peel means to pull or strip off the natural external covering or protection of something: to peel an orange, a potato. Pare is used of trimming off chips, flakes, or superficial parts from something, as well as of cutting off the skin or rind: to pare the nails; to pare a potato.
1. Peel, pare agree in meaning to remove the skin or rind from something. Peel means to pull or strip off the natural external covering or protection of something: to peel an orange, a potato. Pare is used of trimming off chips, flakes, or superficial parts from something, as well as of cutting off the skin or rind: to pare the nails; to pare a potato.
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noun
1.
a shovellike implement for putting bread, pies, etc., into the oven or taking them out.
2.
Metallurgy. a long, shovellike iron tool for charging an open-hearth furnace.
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.
noun
1.
Sir Robert, 1788–1850, British political leader: founder of the London constabulary; prime minister 1834–35; 1841–46.
2.
a seaport on W Isle of Man: castle; resort. 3295.
3.
a river in N Yukon Territory and NW Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing E and N to the Mackenzie River. 425 miles (684 km) long.
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Word Origin & History
peel
"to strip off," developed from O.E. pilian "to peel," and O.Fr. pillier, both from L. pilare "to strip of hair," from pilus "hair." Probably also infl. by L. pellis "skin, hide." The noun is 1583, from earlier pill, pile (1388), from the verb.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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