Peel

Verb

 * 1)  To plunder; to pillage, rob.
 * 2)  To remove the skin or outer covering of.
 * I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.
 * 1)  To remove from the outer or top layer of.
 * I peeled the skin from an orange and ate it hungrily.
 * We peeled the old wallpaper off in strips where it was hanging loose.
 * 1)  To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
 * I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel.
 * 1)  To remove one's clothing.
 * The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.
 * 1)  To move, separate (off or away)
 * The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.

Synonyms

 * skin, strip
 * disrobe, strip

Noun

 * 1) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable etc. (usually uncountable:)
 * 2)  The action of peeling away from a formation.
 * 3) A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or exfoliate.

Synonyms

 * rind, zest

Derived terms

 * orange peel
 * peel strength

Noun

 * 1)  A stake.
 * 2)  A fence made of stakes; a stockade.
 * 3)  A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.

Derived terms

 * peel-house
 * peel-tower

Noun

 * 1) A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing loaves of bread from a baker's oven.
 * 2) A T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry.
 * 3)  The blade of an oar.

Noun

 * 1)  An equal or match; a draw.
 * 2)  A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone.

Verb

 * 1)  To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).

Verb

 * : to sound loudly.

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