peel

/pi:l/
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peel

She carefully peels a bright orange apple with a small knife.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The outer skin or rind of a fruit or vegetable: The natural protective layer that can be removed.
    • (Historical) A fortified tower or small castle: A type of defensive structure, particularly in the Scottish borders.
    • A shovel-like tool: Specifically, a baker's shovel used for moving bread into or out of an oven.

  2. Verb:

    • To remove the outer covering from something: To strip or pull away the skin, rind, or bark.
    • To come off in thin pieces or flakes: For a surface layer to detach, often due to age or damage.
    • (Informal) To undress: To take off one's clothes.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • Add the lemon peel to the cake batter for extra flavor.
    • The ancient peel was used for defense against raiders.
    • The baker used a long wooden peel to retrieve the loaves.

  • Verb:

    • Please peel the potatoes before boiling them.
    • The old wallpaper is starting to peel from the damp walls.
    • After the marathon, he just wanted to peel off his sweaty clothes and shower.
Advanced Usage

  • "peel off":

    • To remove by stripping or pulling away.
      • Peel off the backing and stick the poster to the wall.
    • To leave a moving group or formation.
      • One motorcycle peeled off from the pack and took a different road.

  • "peel out" (Informal):

    • To accelerate a vehicle rapidly so that the tires spin and screech.
      • He peeled out of the driveway, leaving skid marks.
Variants and Related Words
  • Peeler (noun):
    • A tool for removing the skin from fruits and vegetables.
      • A good potato peeler makes cooking easier.
    • (British, informal, historical) A policeman.
  • Peeling (noun):
    • A strip of skin, rind, or bark that has been peeled off.
      • She swept the orange peelings into the compost bin.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Pare, strip, flake, decorticate, shuck (for shells like corn).
  • Noun: Rind, skin, zest (specifically for citrus fruit), bark (for trees).
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Peel away:

    • To separate or break off from a surface or group.
      • Layers of old paint peeled away from the door.
      • Protesters began to peel away as the evening grew cold.

  • Peel back:

    • To pull back or lift a layer to reveal what is underneath.
      • The surgeon peeled back the skin to access the muscle.
Related Idioms

  • "Keep your eyes peeled":

    • To watch very carefully for something.
      • Keep your eyes peeled for the street sign; it's easy to miss.

  • "Peel the onion":

    • To analyze a complex problem by examining it layer by layer.
      • Understanding the issue requires us to peel the onion and look at each contributing factor.
peel

She carefully peels a bright orange apple with a small knife.

Noun
  1. the rind of a fruit or vegetable
  2. British politician (1788-1850)
Verb
  1. get undressed
    • please don't undress in front of everybody!
    • She strips in front of strangers every night for a living
  2. come off in flakes or thin small pieces
    • The paint in my house is peeling off
  3. strip the skin off
    • pare apples

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