ALL meanings of peel
peel
P p - verb with object peel to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange. 2
- noun Definition of peel in Technology Used to implement version of Emacs on PRIME computers. 1
- verb with object peel to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something: to peel paint from a car. 1
- verb with object peel Croquet. to cause (another player's ball) to go through a wicket. 1
- verb without object peel (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off; become separated. 1
- verb without object peel to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc. 1
- verb without object peel Informal. to undress. 1
- verb without object peel Metallurgy. (of a malleable iron casting) to lose, or tend to lose, the outer layer. 1
- noun peel Sir Robert, 1788–1850, British political leader: founder of the London constabulary; prime minister 1834–35; 1841–46. 1
- noun peel a seaport on W Isle of Man: castle; resort. 1
- noun peel a river in N Yukon Territory and NW Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing E and N to the Mackenzie River. 425 miles (684 km) long. 1
- idioms peel keep one's eyes peeled, Informal. to watch closely or carefully; be alert: Keep your eyes peeled for a gas station. 1
- noun peel skin of fruit, vegetable 1
- transitive verb peel remove skin from: fruit, etc. 1
- intransitive verb peel skin: flake, come off 1
- intransitive verb peel paint, etc.: flake, come off 1
- transitive verb peel remove outer layer of 1
- intransitive verb peel remove: outer layer from sth 1
- uncountable noun peel You can also refer to a peel. 0
- verb peel When you peel fruit or vegetables, you remove their skins. 0
- verb peel If you peel off something that has been sticking to a surface or if it peels off, it comes away from the surface. 0
- verb peel If a surface is peeling, the paint on it is coming away. 0
- verb peel If you are peeling or if your skin is peeling, small pieces of skin are coming off, usually because you have been burned by the sun. 0
- verb peel to remove (the skin, rind, outer covering, etc) of (a fruit, egg, etc) 0
- verb peel (of paint, etc) to be removed from a surface, esp through weathering 0
- verb peel (of a surface) to lose its outer covering of paint, etc esp through weathering 0
- verb peel (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 0
- verb peel to put (another player's ball) through a hoop or hoops 0
- noun peel the skin or rind of a fruit, etc 0
- noun peel a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven 0
- noun peel (in Britain) a fortified tower of the 16th century on the borders between England and Scotland, built to withstand raids 0
- noun peel 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) 0
- noun peel 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 0
- noun peel Sir Robert1788-1850; Brit. statesman: prime minister (1834-35; 1841-46) 0
- verb transitive peel to cut away or strip off (the rind, skin, covering, surface, etc.) of (anything); pare 0
- intransitive verb peel to shed skin, bark, etc. 0
- intransitive verb peel to come off in layers or flakes, as old paint 0
- intransitive verb peel to undress 0
- noun peel the rind or skin of fruit 0
- noun peel a long shovel-like tool used by bakers for moving bread into and out of the ovens 0
- noun peel a fortified house or tower of a type built during the 16th cent. on the border between Scotland and England 0
- uncountable noun peel The peel of a fruit such as a lemon or an apple is its skin. 0