peel

peel

skin or rind of a fruit such as banana or orange; to strip away or pare: peel potatoes

Not to be confused with:

peal – a ringing of a set of bells; chime: The church bells peal Christmas carols.

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peel ¹

 (pēl)

n.

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.

Phrasal Verbs:

peel off

1. To remove (an article of clothing that fits snugly).

2. To break away from a group in motion, especially to leave flight formation in order to land an aircraft or make a dive.

3. To leave or depart, especially in a hurry.

peel out

To leave quickly, especially by accelerating a vehicle so that the tires spin: peeled out of the driveway.

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

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peel ²

 (pēl)

n.

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.

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

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peel ³

 (pēl)

n.

A fortified house or tower of a kind constructed in the borderland of Scotland and England in the 1500s.

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

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peel

(piːl)

vb

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. (Croquet) croquet to put (another player's ball) through a hoop or hoops

6. keep one's eyes peeled keep one's eyes skinned to watch vigilantly

n

the skin or rind of a fruit, etc

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

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peel

(piːl)

n

(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]

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peel

(piːl)

n

(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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Peel

(piːl)

n

1. (Biography) 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)

2. (Biography) 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

ˈPeelite n

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peel¹

(pil)

v.t.

1. to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.

2. to strip away from something: to peel paint from a car.

v.i.

3. (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off in pieces.

4. to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.

5. Informal. to undress.

6. peel off,

a. (of an aircraft) to leave a flight formation with a banking turn.

b. to veer away from a path or group.

n.

7. the skin or rind of a fruit or vegetable.

Idioms:

keep one's eyes peeled, to watch closely or carefully; be alert.

[before 1100; Middle English pelen, Old English pilian to strip, skin < Latin pilāre to remove hair, derivative of pilus hair]

peel²

(pil)

n.

a shovellike implement for moving bread, pies, etc., into or out of an oven.

[1350–1400; Middle English pele < Middle French < Latin pāla spade]

Peel

(pil)

n.

Sir Robert, 1788–1850, British statesman: founder of the London constabulary; prime minister 1834–35, 1841–46.

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rind, peel - The rind is the hard or tough covering on oranges, grapefruit, and watermelon; once removed, skin or rind is usually known as peel.

See also related terms for rind.

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peel

Past participle: peeled
Gerund: peeling

Imperative

peel

peel

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peel

To take the skin off something, usually a fruit or vegetable.

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Thesaurus

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!"

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peel

noun

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

verb

1. 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.

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peel

noun

The outer covering of a fruit:

rind, skin.

verb

To remove the skin of:

decorticate, pare, scale, skin, strip.

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Translations

فشرقِشْرقِشْرَةٌقِشْرَهيَتَقَشَّر

loupatslupkakůraloupat se

skrælleskalskalleskræl

SchaleschälenabblätternPellepellen

ξεφλουδίζωφλούδα

pelarpielcáscaracortezadesconcharse

kuorikuorialeipälapio

pelerpelureécorceéplucherépluchure

gulitikorica

gyümölcshéjhéjlepattogzik

afhÿîa, flysjabörkur, hÿîiflagna

bucciasbucciarepelarescorzascrostarsi

皮皮をむく

껍질껍질을 벗기다

lupenosnuluptinuskustiskustiskutenos

lobītlobītiesmizamizotnomizot

schilschillen

skrellepilleskallskrell

obraćskórka

cascadescascar

кожураочищать от кожурычистить

lúpať sašúpať

lupinalupitiluščiti se

skalskala

เปลือกปอกเปลือก

soymaksoyulmakkabukmevye kabuğupul pul dökülmek

bóc vỏvỏ

剥皮果皮脱落

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

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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?

vi

[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

vi

(= 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

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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

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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

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peel

(piːl) verb

1. to take off the skin or outer covering of (a fruit or vegetable). She peeled the potatoes. skil قِشْرَه беля descascar loupat schälen skrælle ξεφλουδίζωpelar 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 schillenskrelle, pilleobierać . پوستول، له پوسته كول، سپينول descascar a (de)coji чистить šúpať, bieliť lupiti oguliti skala ปอกเปลือก 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 descascar loupat se abblättern skalle ξεφλουδίζω, θρυμματίζομαιpelarse, desconcharse kooruma ور آمدن irtoilla peler, écailler לְהִתקַלֵף ढीला पड़ जाना guliti lepattogzik mengelupas flagna staccarsi はげる 벗겨지다 luptis lobīt; lobīties mengelupas afbladderenflasse av łuszczyć się له پوسته كول 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

noun

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

ˈpeeler noun

a tool etc that peels (something). a potato-peeler. skiller مِقْشَرَه белачка descascador loupač der Schäler skræller; -skræller αποφλοιωτής pelador koorimisnuga وسیله پوست کندن kuorintaveitsi éplucheurמקלף 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 چاقو 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

ˈpeelings noun plural

the strips or pieces of skin peeled off an apple, potato etc. potato peelings. skille قُشور обелки cascas slupky die Schale skræller; -skræller φλούδες (πληθ.) peladuras koored پوست کنده شده kuoret épluchuresקליפה छीलना, छिल जाना, छिलका kore héj kupasan hÿði bucce 皮 벗긴 껍질 lupenos, skutenos (augļu, sakņu) mizas kupasan schillenskrell obierzyny پوست شكيدلى 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

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peel

→ قِشْرَةٌ, يُقَشِّرُ loupat, 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 เปลือก, ปอกเปลือก mevye kabuğu, soymak bóc vỏ, vỏ 剥皮, 果皮

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peel

n. [fruits] cáscara, hollejo, corteza;

v. pelar; [to shed skin] despellejarse, pelarse.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

peel

n (derm, procedure) exfoliación f; chemical — exfoliación química; vi (skin) descamarse (form), pelarse, despellejarse (fam)

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