peel
//piːl//
Verb
peelInfinitive
peelPresent tense
peeledPast tense
peeledPast participle
peelingPresent participle
peelsThird-person singular
1
To remove the outer skin or covering from a fruit, vegetable, or other object.
She peeled the apple before eating it.
2
To come off in strips or layers, as skin or paint does.
The paint on the old wall is starting to peel.
3
To remove clothing, especially quickly.
She peeled off her wet clothes after the rain.
Noun
peelSingular
peelsPlural
1
The outer skin or rind of a fruit or vegetable.
She removed the peel from the orange before eating it.
2
An act of peeling something.
Give the apple a quick peel before slicing it.