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peel
1[ peel ]
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
- 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.
peel
2[ peel ]
noun
- a shovellike implement for putting bread, pies, etc., into the oven or taking them out.
- Metallurgy. a long, shovellike iron tool for charging an open-hearth furnace.
peel
3[ peel ]
noun
- a small fortified tower for residence or for use during an attack, common in the border counties of England and Scotland in the 16th century.
Peel
4[ peel ]
noun
- Sir Robert, 1788鈥1850, British political leader: founder of the London constabulary; prime minister 1834鈥35; 1841鈥46.
- a seaport on W Isle of Man: castle; resort.
- a river in N Yukon Territory and NW Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing E and N to the Mackenzie River. 425 miles (684 km) long.
Peel
1/ 辫颈藧濒 /
noun
- PeelJohn19392004MBritishFILMS AND TV: broadcaster John, real name John Robert Parker Ravenscroft . 1939鈥2004, British broadcaster; presented his influential Radio 1 music programme (1967鈥2004) and Radio 4's Home Truths (1998鈥2004)
- PeelSir Robert17881850MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir Robert. 1788鈥1850, British statesman; Conservative prime minister (1834鈥35; 1841鈥46). As Home Secretary (1828鈥30) he founded the Metropolitan Police and in his second ministry carried through a series of free-trade budgets culminating in the repeal of the Corn Laws (1846), which split the Tory party
peel
2/ 辫颈藧濒 /
verb
- tr to remove (the skin, rind, outer covering, etc) of (a fruit, egg, etc)
- intr (of paint, etc) to be removed from a surface, esp through weathering
- intr (of a surface) to lose its outer covering of paint, etc esp through weathering
- intr (of a person or part of the body) to shed skin in flakes or (of skin) to be shed in flakes, esp as a result of sunburn
- croquet to put (another player's ball) through a hoop or hoops
- keep one's eyes peeled or keep one's eyes skinnedto watch vigilantly
noun
- the skin or rind of a fruit, etc
peel
3/ 辫颈藧濒 /
noun
- a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven
peel
4/ 辫颈藧濒 /
noun
- (in Britain) a fortified tower of the 16th century on the borders between England and Scotland, built to withstand raids
Derived Forms
- 藞笔别别濒颈迟别, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫别别濒顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- un路辫别别濒顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 耻苍路辫别别濒别诲顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of peel1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of peel1
Origin of peel2
Origin of peel3
Idioms and Phrases
- keep one's eyes peeled, Informal. to watch closely or carefully; be alert:
Keep your eyes peeled for a gas station.
More idioms and phrases containing peel
In addition to the idiom beginning with peel , also see keep one's eyes open (peeled) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In 鈥淪herlock & Daughter,鈥 Thewlis鈥 cranky, clipped performance spells out why so few venture to peel back the tweedy front he places between himself and everyone else.
Even Stella Parks, who makes sweetened carrot peels into delicate 鈥渃arrot roses.鈥
I peeled off my dress and had a solo late-night swim.
Picking one, she cut the peel with a knife and lifted a juicy half to her mouth.
The league is expected to open the deal up in its seventh year, potentially allowing streaming suitors to further drive up the price or peel off some of the 亚洲网紅露点 in the broadcast package.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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