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peel


Definition: Meaning of, peel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / piːl /

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peel peeled peeled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
peeling peels
  1. [transitive] to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables
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  2. [intransitive] if skin, paper, or paint peels, it comes off, usually in small pieces
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  3. [intransitive] to lose an outer layer or surface
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  4. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove the outer layer from something
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  1. the skin of some fruits and vegetables, especially the thick skin of fruits such as oranges, which you do not eat [↪  rind, zest]
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Peel


Definition: Meaning of, Peel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / piːl /

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  1. 1788-1850 british politician
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    Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel
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Peel used in phrases

  • Lady Peel (noun)
    1. 1898-1989 born in Canada british actress
  • Peel, Robert
    1. (1788-1850) a British Conservative politician who established the first official British police force and introduced freedoms for Roman Catholics. He was PRIME MINISTER from 1834 to 1835 and 1841 to 1846.
  • Robert Peel (noun)
    1. 1788-1850 british politician
  • Sir Robert Peel (noun)
    1. 1788-1850 british politician
  • banana peel (noun)
    1. an embarrassing mistake made by someone in a public position, especially a politician or someone in a government [=  banana skin British English]
  • candied citrus peel (noun)
    1. strips of citrus peel cooked in a sugar syrup
  • grapefruit peel (noun)
    1. strips of grapefruit peel cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar
  • lemon peel (noun)
    1. the rind of a lemon
    2. strips of lemon peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar
  • orange peel (noun)
    1. the rind of an orange
    2. strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar
  • orange peel fungus (noun)
    1. a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors
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Peel used in phrasal verbs

  • peel off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to remove a tight or wet piece of clothing
    2. peel off or peel away [intransitive] to start moving in a different direction from the people or vehicles that you are with
  • peel out (phrasal verb)
    1. to suddenly make a car start moving very quickly so that it makes a lot of noise
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