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verb | noun peelpeel1 /pil/ ●●○ S3 verb ETYMOLOGYpeel1Origin: 1200-1300 Latin pilare to remove the hair from, from pilus hair VERB TABLEpeel |
| Present | I, you, we, they | peel | | he, she, it | peels | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | peeled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have peeled | | he, she, it | has peeled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had peeled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will peel | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have peeled |
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| Present | I | am peeling | | he, she, it | is peeling | | you, we, they | are peeling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was peeling | | you, we, they | were peeling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been peeling | | he, she, it | has been peeling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been peeling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be peeling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been peeling |
THESAURUSdivide something into pieces► cut to use a knife, scissors, etc. to divide something into two or more pieces, or to remove a piece from the main part of something: Let me cut the cake. Using scissors, cut carefully along the dotted lines. ► chop (up) to cut meat, vegetables, or wood into pieces: Chop the garlic into small pieces and put it in the pan. ► slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: She sliced some bread and put it on a plate. ► dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: Dice the tomatoes and onions the same size. ► peel to cut the outside part off an apple, potato, etc.: Are you going to peel the potatoes or leave the skins on? ► carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat: Who’s going to carve the turkey this year? ► shred to cut vegetables into small thin pieces: He shredded the carrots and put them on top of the salad. ► grate to cut cheese, vegetables, etc. into small pieces using a grater: I scraped my finger while I was grating the cheese. 1 [transitive] to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables: Could you peel an orange for me?► see thesaurus at cut12[transitive always + adv./prep.] to remove something from the surface of something else, especially something that is stuck to it or fits tightly to it: peel something ↔ off Peel the label off and wash the bottle.peel something off/from something I was trying to peel the sticker off the box.peel something ↔ away/back When the paint is dry, peel away the masking tape.3[intransitive] if skin, paper, or paint peels, it comes off, usually in small pieces: I got sunburned, and now my face (=the skin on my face) is peeling. [Origin: 1200–1300 Latin pilare to remove the hair from, from pilus hair] → see also keep your eyes open/peeled at eye1 (7)peel off phrasal verb1 if something peels off, small pieces of it start to come off or become separated from the surface it is covering: The wallpaper was starting to peel off.2 peel something ↔ off to take your clothes off, especially if they are wet or tight: She peeled off her jeans.3 to leave a moving group of vehicles, aircraft, etc. and go in a different direction: The last two motorcycles peeled off to the left.4 peel off ↔ something to take a piece of paper money off the top of a pile of paper money, to give it to someone: He peeled off a hundred dollar bill and gave it to me.peel out phrasal verb to suddenly make a car start moving very quickly so that it makes a loud noise: peel out of He peeled out of the driveway. verb | noun peelpeel2 ●●○ S3 noun [countable, uncountable]  the thick skin of some fruits and vegetables, especially the ones that you peel before eating: a banana peel |