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Learn the various meanings and uses of the word peel as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out how to distinguish peel from peal, and explore related words and phrases.
PEELED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of peel 2. to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables: 3. If a…. Learn more.
If a layer or covering peels, it slowly comes off, and if you peel a layer or covering, you remove it slowly and carefully: We peeled the wallpaper off the walls. Peel off the backing strip and press the label down firmly. The posters were peeling away from the damp walls.
Definition of peel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word peeled, which can refer to the skin or rind of fruits and vegetables, a chemical peel, or a tool for baking or printing. Find synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of peeled in sentences.
peel in British English. (piːl ) verb. 1. (transitive) to remove (the skin, rind, outer covering, etc) of (a fruit, egg, etc) 2. (intransitive) (of paint, etc) to be removed from a surface, esp through weathering. 3. (intransitive) (of a surface) to lose its outer covering of paint, etc, esp through weathering.
to remove (the skin, bark, etc.) or be removed: The old skin peeled off. [ Aeron. ] 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.
