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Peel (p

l), Sir Robert 1788-1850.

British politician. As home secretary (1822-1827 and 1828-1830) he established the London police force (1829) and helped pass the Catholic Emancipation Act (1829). He later served as prime minister (1834-1835 and 1841-1846).

peel¹ (p

1. The skin or rind of certain fruits and vegetables.

2. A chemical peel.

v. peeled, peel·ing, peels

v.tr.

1. To strip or cut away the skin, rind, or bark from; pare.

2. To strip away; pull off: peeled the label from the jar.

v.intr.

1. To lose or shed skin, bark, or other covering.

2. To come off in thin strips or pieces, as bark, skin, or paint: Her sunburned skin began to peel.

3. Slang To remove one's clothes; undress.

Phrasal Verb:

peel off

1. To leave flight formation in order to land or make a dive. Used of an aircraft.

2. To leave or depart.

[From Middle English pilen, pelen, to peel, from Old French peler, and Old English pilian (both from Latin pilre, to deprive of hair, from pilus, hair) and from Old French pillier, to tug, pull, plunder (from Latin pilleum, felt cap).]

peel² (p

1. A long-handled, shovellike tool used by bakers to move bread or pastries into and out of an oven.

2. Printing A T-shaped pole used for hanging up freshly printed sheets of paper to dry.

[Middle English, from Old French pele, from Latin pla, spade, peel; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

peel³ (p

A fortified house or tower of a kind constructed in the borderland of Scotland and England in the 16th century.

[Middle English pel, stake, small castle, from Anglo-Norman, stockade, variant of Old French, stake, from Latin plus; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

Peel [piːl]

1. (Biographies / Peel, John (1939 M, British, FILMS AND TV: broadcaster) John, real name John Robert Parker Ravenscroft. born 1939, British broadcaster; has presented his Radio 1 music programme since 1967 and Radio 4's Home Truths since 1998

2. (Biographies / Peel, Sir Robert (1788-1850) M, British, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) 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

Peelite n

peel¹

1. (tr) to remove (the skin, rind, outer covering, etc.) of (a fruit, egg, etc.)

2. (intr) (of paint, etc.) to be removed from a surface, esp through weathering

3. (intr) (of a surface) to lose its outer covering of paint, etc. esp through weathering

4. (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

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Croquet) Croquet to put (another player's ball) through a hoop or hoops

keep one's eyes peeled (or skinned) to watch vigilantly

the skin or rind of a fruit, etc. See also peel off

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

peel²

(Engineering / Tools) a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven

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

peel³

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

[C14 (fence made of stakes): from Old French piel stake, from Latin pālus; see pale², paling]

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Noun	1.	Peel - British politician (1788-1850) Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel
	2.	peel - the rind of a fruit or vegetable skin rind - the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh jacket - the outer skin of a potato banana peel, banana skin - the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell" lemon peel, lemon rind - the rind of a lemon orange peel, orange rind - the rind of an orange
Verb	1.	peel - strip the skin off; "pare apples" pare, skin peel off - peel off the outer layer of something strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood" flay - strip the skin off
	2.	peel - come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" flake off, flake, peel off chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off - break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
	3.	peel - get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" discase, disrobe, strip down, uncase, undress, strip, unclothe take off - remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here" undress, disinvest, divest, strip - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" take off - take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"

peel

noun

rind, skin, peeling, epicarp, exocarp grated lemon peel

verb

skin, scale, strip, pare, shuck, flake off, decorticate (rare), take the skin or rind off She sat down and began peeling potatoes.

peel something off take off, remove, discard, strip off, cast off, doff, divest yourself of He began to peel off his shirt.

Translations

peel [piːl]

A. N (= skin) → piel f; [of citrus fruit] → cáscara f; [of apple, potato] → piel f; (removed) [of citrus fruit] → cáscaras fpl; [of apple, potato] → peladuras fpl, mondas fpl

B. VT [+ fruit, vegetable] → pelar; [+ layer of paper] → quitar
to peel the bark from a tree → descortezar un árbol, quitar la corteza de un árbol

C. VI [wallpaper] → despegarse, desprenderse; [paint] → desconcharse; [skin, person] → pelarse
I'm peeling → me estoy pelando

peel away

A. VI + ADV [paint] → desconcharse; [wallpaper] → despegarse, desprenderse; [skin] → pelarse

B. VT + ADV → quitar, despegar

peel back VT + ADV → quitar, despegar

peel off

A. VT + ADV [+ layer, paper] → quitar, despegar; [+ clothes] → quitarse rápidamente or lisamente

B. VI + ADV

1. (= separate) → separarse (from de) (= leave formation) [vehicle, plane] → despegarse
he peeled off to the east → se desvió hacia el este

2. → desnudarse rápidamente

peel [ˈpiːl]

n [potato, apple] → pelure f, épluchure f; [orange, lemon] → écorce f

vt [+ fruit] → peler, éplucher; [+ potatoes] → éplucher
Shall I peel the potatoes? → J'épluche les pommes de terre?

[paint] → s'écailler

[wallpaper] → se décoller

[nose, arms, hands, back] → peler
My nose is peeling → Mon nez pèle.
The skin on my back is peeling → Mon dos pèle.

peel away

(= come off) [sticker, label, paper] → se décoller

[supporters] → faire défection

vt sep [+ sticker, paper, layer] → décoller; [+ skin] → enlever

peel back

vt sep → décoller

peel off

vt sep [+ sticker, label] → décoller

peel

n → Schale f

vt → schälen ? eye

vi (wallpaper) → sich lösen; (paint) → abblättern; (skin, person) → sich schälen or pellen (inf); the paper was peeling off the wall → die Tapete löste sich von der Wand

peel [piːl]

1. n (gen) → buccia; (of orange, lemon) → scorza, buccia

2. vt (fruit) → sbucciare; (shrimps) → sgusciare
to keep one's eyes peeled (fam) → stare all'erta

3. vi (wallpaper) → staccarsi; (paint) → scrostarsi; (skin) → squamarsi; (person) → spellarsi

peel away

1. vi + adv (skin) → squamarsi; (paint) → scrostarsi; (wallpaper) → staccarsi

2. vt + adv (gen) → staccare; (paint) → scrostare; (wrapper) → togliere

peel back vt + adv → togliere, levare

peel off

1. vt + adv

a. = peel away 2

b. (clothes) → togliersi, sfilarsi

2. vi + adv = peel away 1

peel [piːl]

1. n (gen) → buccia; (of orange, lemon) → scorza, buccia

2. vt (fruit) → sbucciare; (shrimps) → sgusciare
to keep one's eyes peeled (fam) → stare all'erta

3. vi (wallpaper) → staccarsi; (paint) → scrostarsi; (skin) → squamarsi; (person) → spellarsi

peel away

1. vi + adv (skin) → squamarsi; (paint) → scrostarsi; (wallpaper) → staccarsi

2. vt + adv (gen) → staccare; (paint) → scrostare; (wrapper) → togliere

peel back vt + adv → togliere, levare

peel off

1. vt + adv

a. = peel away 2

b. (clothes) → togliersi, sfilarsi

2. vi + adv = peel away 1

peel

v peel [piːl]

1 to take off the skin or outer covering of (a fruit or vegetable) She peeled the potatoes. skil قِشْرَه беля loupat skrælle schälen ξεφλουδίζω pelar koorima پوست کندن kuoria peler לְקַלֵף छीलना ljuštiti (meg)hámoz mengupas afhÿða, flysja sbucciare, pelare 皮をむく 껍질을 벗기다 (nu)lupti, (nu)skusti []mizot mengupas schillen skrelle, pille obierać descascar a (de)coji чистить šúpať, bieliť lupiti oguliti skala ปอกเปลือก (kabuğunu) soymak 剝皮 очищати; лущити چھيلنا gọt vỏ 剥皮

2 to take off or come off in small pieces The paint is beginning to peel (off). afskil, afdop يَتَقَشَّر лющя loupat se skalle abblättern ξεφλουδίζω, θρυμματίζομαι pelarse, desconcharse kooruma ور آمدن irtoilla peler, (s')écailler לְהִתקַלֵף ढीला पड़ जाना guliti lepattogzik mengelupas flagna staccarsi はげる 벗겨지다 luptis lobīt; lobīties mengelupas afbladderen flasse av łuszczyć się descascar a se scoroji, a se decoji лупиться, шелушиться lúpať sa luščiti (se) ljuštiti se flagna, fjälla กะเทาะ soyulmak, pul pul dökülmek 脫落 лущитися, злізати اچٹنا، ٹوٹ ٹوٹ کر گرنا bong ra 脱落

the skin of certain fruits, especially oranges, lemons etc. skil قِشْر кора kůra, slupka skal die Schale φλούδα piel, corteza koor پوست میوه kuori écorce קְלִיפָּה छिलका kora,ljuska (gyümölcs)héj kulit buah börkur, hÿði buccia, scorza, pelle 皮 껍질 žievė, žievelė miza kulit schil skall; skrell skórka casca coajă кожура kôra, šupka lupina kora skal เปลือก kabuk 果皮 кірка, лушпайка چھلکا vỏ 果皮

n peeler

a tool etc that peels (something) a potato-peeler. skiller مِقْشَرَه белачка loupač skræller; -skræller der Schäler αποφλοιωτής pelador koorimisnuga وسیله پوست کندن kuorintaveitsi éplucheur מַקלֵף छिलने वाला stroj za guljenje hámozókés alat pengupas flysjari, skrælari sbucciapatate/pelapatate 皮むき器 껍질을 벗기는 기구 skutiklis mizotājs; sakņu nazis pengupas schilmes skreller przyrząd do obierania descascador maşină de decojit приспособление для очистки от кожуры/кожицы škrabák lupilnik nož za ljuštenje skalare, skalkniv ที่ปอกเปลือก soyucu 剝皮器 інструмент для обдирання, лушпиння چھيلنے کا آلہ dụng cụ bóc vỏ 剥皮器

n pl peelings

the strips or pieces of skin peeled off an apple, potato etc potato peelings. skille قُشور обелки slupky skræller; -skræller die Schale φλούδες (πληθ.) peladuras koored پوست کنده شده kuoret épluchures קְלִיפָּה छीलना, छिल जाना, छिलका kore héj kupasan hÿði bucce 皮 벗긴 껍질 lupenos, skutenos (augļu, sakņu) mizas kupasan schillen skrell obierzyny cascas coji очистки šup(k)y olupki oljuštena kora skal เปลือกที่ลอกออก kabuklar 剝下的皮 шкірка, лушпайки چلکھے vỏ gọt ra 剥下的皮

Peel → يُقَشِر oloupat, slupka skræl, skrælle Schale, schälen ξεφλουδίζω, φλούδα pelar, piel kuori, kuoria peler, pelure guliti, korica buccia, sbucciare 皮, 皮をむく 껍질, 껍질을 벗기다 schil, schillen skall, skrelle obrać, skórka casca, descascar кожура, очищать от кожуры skal, skala การปลอก, ปลอก meyva kabuğu, soymak bóc vỏ, vỏ 剥皮, 果皮

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