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Peel

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Verb (used with object)

to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.
to peel an orange.
to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something
to peel paint from a car.
Croquet . to cause (another player's ball) to go through a wicket.

Verb (used without object)

(of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off; become separated.
to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.
Informal . to undress.
Metallurgy . (of a malleable iron casting) to lose, or tend to lose, the outer layer.

Noun

the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
Metallurgy . the presence of a brittle outer layer on a malleable iron casting. ?

Verb phrase

peel off,
to remove (the skin, bark, etc.) or be removed
The old skin peeled off.
Aeronautics . to leave a flying formation of aircraft with a banking turn, usually from one end of an echelon.
Informal . to turn off or leave (a road)
We peeled off the highway onto a dirt road.
to remove (clothing) in a swift upward or downward motion. ?

Idiom

keep one's eyes peeled
Informal . to watch closely or carefully; be alert
Keep your eyes peeled for a gas station.

Antonyms

noun
innards , insides , pulp
verb
cover

Synonyms

noun
bark , cover , epicarp , exocarp , husk , peeling , pellicle , rind , shell , shucknotes:rind is the hard or tough covering on oranges , grapefruit , and watermelon; once removed , skin or rind is usually known as peel , decorticate , decortication , desquamation , ecdysis , excoriation , exfoliation , exuviation , skin.--v. pare
verb
decorticate , delaminate , desquamate , excorticate , exfoliate , flake , flay , pare , pull off , scale , shave , skin , strip , tear off , uncovernotes:rind is the hard or tough covering on oranges , grapefruit , and watermelon; once removed , skin or rind is usually known as peel , bark , cover , excoriate , exuviate , hull , husk , remove , rind , shovel , shuck , uncover , undress

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    a person or thing that peels., a kitchen implement, often having a swiveling, protected blade, for removing the peel or outer skin of a vegetable or fruit.,...
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    a small hole or opening through which to peep or look, as in a door.
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