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2 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. The peel of a fruit such as a lemon or an apple is its skin. ...grated lemon peel. Synonyms: rind, skin, peeling, epicarp More Synonyms of peel. You can also refer to a peel . [US] ...a banana peel. 2. verb. When you peel fruit or vegetables, you remove their skins. She sat down and began peeling potatoes. [VERB noun]
Britannica Dictionary definition of PEEL. 1. [+ object] : to remove the skin from (a fruit, vegetable, etc.) peel an apple. peel the cucumbers. 2. always followed by an adverb or preposition, [+ object] : to remove (a covering, shell, etc.) from something. They peeled back the sheet to display the new sculpture. — often + from.
A peel is the covering of a fruit or vegetable. Some peels are thick and easy to remove, like an orange peel, while others might be more stubborn, like the thin peel on a potato. When you remove an apple peel or the peel of an eggplant, you peel it. You can peel anything with a rind or skin, especially things you can eat, like shrimp and onions.
To remove (an article of clothing that fits snugly). 2. To break away from a group in motion, especially to leave flight formation in order to land an aircraft or make a dive. 3. To leave or depart, especially in a hurry. peel out. To leave quickly, especially by accelerating a vehicle so that the tires spin: peeled out of the driveway.
peel. verb. /pil/ Verb Forms. [transitive] peel something to take the skin off fruit, vegetables, etc. to peel an orange/a banana Have you peeled the potatoes? Topic Collocations. Join us. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!
verb. uk / piːl / us. peel verb (FRUIT/VEGETABLES) Add to word list. B1. to remove the skin of fruit or vegetables: Peel and chop the onions. peel verb (SURFACE) If you peel something from a surface, you remove it and if something peels, it comes away from a surface: The paint is starting to peel off where the wall is damp. See also.
[intransitive] (of a surface) to lose narrow or small pieces of something that covers something. Put on some cream to stop your nose from peeling. The walls have begun to peel. Word Origin. Idioms. keep your eyes peeled/skinned (for somebody/something) (informal) to look out for somebody/something that you might see.
