peel

[ peel ]

/ pil /

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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 Phrases

peel off,

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.

Idioms for peel

keep one's eyes peeled, Informal. to watch closely or carefully; be alert: Keep your eyes peeled for a gas station.

Origin of peel

First recorded before 1100; Middle English pilen, pillen, pilien “to strip off, remove,” Old English pilian “to strip, skin” (unrecorded), or Old French pillier, peler, from Latin pilāre “to remove hair, pluck, scalp,” derivative of pilus “hair”; see pill²

synonym study for peel

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM peel

peel·a·ble, adjectiveun·peel·a·ble, adjectiveun·peeled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH peel

peal, peel

Words nearby peel

peegee hydrangea, peek, peekaboo, peekapoo, Peekskill, peel, peel-and-stick, Peele, peeler, peeling, peel-off

Definition for peel (2 of 4)

peel²

[ peel ]

/ pil /

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.

Origin of peel

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English pele, pale, pile “baker's shovel,” from Old French pele, pale, from Latin pāla “long-handled spade, shoulder blade”; see palette

Definition for peel (3 of 4)

peel³

or pele

[ peel ]

/ pil /

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.

Origin of peel

First recorded in1350–1400; Middle English pel, pele, peil “defensive palisade, fortress,” from Anglo-French pel, pele “stockade” and Middle French pel “stake,” from Latin pālus “stake, post”; see pale², pole¹

Definition for peel (4 of 4)

Peel

[ peel ]

/ pil /

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.

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Example sentences from the Web for peel

I thought it was so sweet of them, and I had to peel it off her.
Joan Rivers: The Playboy Bunnies Weren’t Sluts!|Patty Farmer|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
Julianna Margulies's Favorite 'The Good Wife' Scenes|Julianna Margulies|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Holding the match a few inches above the drink, quickly squeeze the peel in the direction of the match.
The Rise and Fall…and Rise Again of the Old-Fashioned|Allison McNearney|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We learning how to dice an onion into perfect, tiny cubes (the secret is not to remove the root when you peel the skin).
Thai Curry Therapy At London’s L’Atelier Des Chefs|Emma Woolf|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Peel it, chop it, steam or boil it and turn it into muffins, or pie, or biscuits or a curry or soup.
Eat Your Halloween Pumpkin and Save the Planet!|Sarah Elton|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Just spit in his face and give him room according to his strength, and it was just beautiful to see him peel and go in.
Roughing It|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Twice England appeared likely to engage in war with France—in 1844 and 1846—while Peel was in power.
A History of England|Charles Oman
There are now again all sorts of reports and speculations about Peel's destiny and his intentions.
A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 2 of 3)|Chares C. F. Greville
At length after a long contest, in the course of which Peel came round to him, he resolved to carry the measure or resign.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville
I cannot terminate these remarks without saying a word or two about Disraeli's great antagonist, Peel.
Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913|Evelyn Baring

British Dictionary definitions for peel (1 of 4)

peel¹

/ (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 skinned to watch vigilantly

noun

the skin or rind of a fruit, etc

Word Origin for peel

Old English pilian to strip off the outer layer, from Latin pilāre to make bald, from pilus a hair

British Dictionary definitions for peel (2 of 4)

peel²

/ (piːl) /

noun

a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven

Word Origin for peel

C14 pele, from Old French, from Latin pāla spade, from pangere to drive in; see palette

British Dictionary definitions for peel (3 of 4)

peel³

/ (piːl) /

noun

(in Britain) a fortified tower of the 16th century on the borders between England and Scotland, built to withstand raids

Word Origin for peel

C14 (fence made of stakes): from Old French piel stake, from Latin pālus; see pale ², paling

British Dictionary definitions for peel (4 of 4)

Peel

/ (piːl) /

noun

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)

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

Derived forms of Peel

Peelite, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with peel

peel

In addition to the idiom beginning with peel

peel off

also see:

keep one's eyes open (peeled)

单词	peel
释义	peel ¹ [ peel ] / pil / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peel ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Phrases peel off, 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. Idioms for peel keep one's eyes peeled, Informal. to watch closely or carefully; be alert: Keep your eyes peeled for a gas station. Origin of peel ¹ First recorded before 1100; Middle English pilen, pillen, pilien “to strip off, remove,” Old English pilian “to strip, skin” (unrecorded), or Old French pillier, peler, from Latin pilāre “to remove hair, pluck, scalp,” derivative of pilus “hair”; see pill² synonym study for peel 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. OTHER WORDS FROM peel peel·a·ble, adjectiveun·peel·a·ble, adjectiveun·peeled, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH peel peal, peel Words nearby peel peegee hydrangea, peek, peekaboo, peekapoo, Peekskill, peel, peel-and-stick, Peele, peeler, peeling, peel-off Definition for peel (2 of 4) peel² [ peel ] / pil / 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. Origin of peel ² First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English pele, pale, pile “baker's shovel,” from Old French pele, pale, from Latin pāla “long-handled spade, shoulder blade”; see palette Definition for peel (3 of 4) peel³ or pele [ peel ] / pil / 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. Origin of peel ³ First recorded in1350–1400; Middle English pel, pele, peil “defensive palisade, fortress,” from Anglo-French pel, pele “stockade” and Middle French pel “stake,” from Latin pālus “stake, post”; see pale², pole¹ Definition for peel (4 of 4) Peel [ peel ] / pil / 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. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peel I thought it was so sweet of them, and I had to peel it off her. Joan Rivers: The Playboy Bunnies Weren’t Sluts!\|Patty Farmer\|November 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST 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. Julianna Margulies's Favorite 'The Good Wife' Scenes\|Julianna Margulies\|August 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Holding the match a few inches above the drink, quickly squeeze the peel in the direction of the match. The Rise and Fall…and Rise Again of the Old-Fashioned\|Allison McNearney\|June 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST We learning how to dice an onion into perfect, tiny cubes (the secret is not to remove the root when you peel the skin). Thai Curry Therapy At London’s L’Atelier Des Chefs\|Emma Woolf\|February 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Peel it, chop it, steam or boil it and turn it into muffins, or pie, or biscuits or a curry or soup. Eat Your Halloween Pumpkin and Save the Planet!\|Sarah Elton\|October 31, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Just spit in his face and give him room according to his strength, and it was just beautiful to see him peel and go in. Roughing It\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Twice England appeared likely to engage in war with France—in 1844 and 1846—while Peel was in power. A History of England\|Charles Oman There are now again all sorts of reports and speculations about Peel's destiny and his intentions. A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 2 of 3)\|Chares C. F. Greville At length after a long contest, in the course of which Peel came round to him, he resolved to carry the measure or resign. The Greville Memoirs\|Charles C. F. Greville I cannot terminate these remarks without saying a word or two about Disraeli's great antagonist, Peel. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913\|Evelyn Baring British Dictionary definitions for peel (1 of 4) peel¹ / (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 skinned to watch vigilantly noun the skin or rind of a fruit, etc See also peel off Word Origin for peel Old English pilian to strip off the outer layer, from Latin pilāre to make bald, from pilus a hair British Dictionary definitions for peel (2 of 4) peel² / (piːl) / noun a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven Word Origin for peel C14 pele, from Old French, from Latin pāla spade, from pangere to drive in; see palette British Dictionary definitions for peel (3 of 4) peel³ / (piːl) / noun (in Britain) a fortified tower of the 16th century on the borders between England and Scotland, built to withstand raids Word Origin for peel C14 (fence made of stakes): from Old French piel stake, from Latin pālus; see pale ², paling British Dictionary definitions for peel (4 of 4) Peel / (piːl) / noun 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) 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 Derived forms of Peel Peelite, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with peel peel In addition to the idiom beginning with peel peel off also see: keep one's eyes open (peeled) The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to peel shell, cover, husk, rind, bark, shuck, pellicle, epicarp, exocarp, peeling, shave, pare, scale, flay, strip, decorticate, flake, skin, exfoliate, uncover
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