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peel — peel1 [ pil ] verb * 1. ) transitive to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable: First peel the potatoes and cut them in half. 2. ) transitive to remove something from the surface of something else, especially by taking one end or side and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
peel — I UK [piːl] / US [pɪl] verb Word forms peel : present tense I/you/we/they peel he/she/it peels present participle peeling past tense peeled past participle peeled * 1) [transitive] to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable First peel the… … English dictionary
peel — peel1 [pi:l] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: pilare to remove the hair from , from pilus hair ] 1.) [T] to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables ▪ Peel and dice the potatoes. 2.) if skin, paper, or paint peels, it comes off, usually in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
peel — peel1 verb 1》 remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit, vegetable, etc.). 2》 (of a surface) lose parts of its outer layer or covering in small strips or pieces. ↘come off in strips or small pieces. 3》 (peel something away/off) remove a … English new terms dictionary
peel — 1 verb 1 (T) to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables: peeling potatoes 2 peel sth from/away/off etc (transitive always + adv/prep) to remove the outer layer from something: Jessie peeled the wrapper from the sweet. 3 (I) a) to lose an outer… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
peel — [[t]pi͟ːl[/t]] peels, peeling, peeled 1) N UNCOUNT The peel of a fruit such as a lemon or an apple is its skin. ...grated lemon peel. N COUNT You can also refer to a peel. [AM] ...a banana peel. 2) VERB When you peel fruit or vegetables, you… … English dictionary
peel — [piːl] verb I 1) [T] to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable 2) [I] if something peels, small pieces of it start to fall off Paint was peeling off the walls.[/ex] • peel sth off II noun [U] peel [piːl] the skin of a fruit or vegetable … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
peel off — v. remove the outer layer of something; remove, take off (as of clothing); come off in small pieces; fall off in flakes (of skin); depart; break off from a group of airplanes flying in formation … English contemporary dictionary
peel — peel1 peelable, adj. /peel/, v.t. 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 … Universalium
peel — I. verb Etymology: Middle English pelen, from Anglo French peler, from Latin pilare to remove the hair from, from pilus hair Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to strip off an outer layer of < peel an orange > 2. to remove by stripping < pee … New Collegiate Dictionary
peel — I [[t]pil[/t]] v. t. 1) to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc 2) to strip away from something: to peel paint from a car[/ex] 3) (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off in pieces 4) to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc 5) inf… … From formal English to slang
