peel
51peel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Peel is used after these nouns: ↑banana, ↑lemon, ↑orange {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Peel is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑paint, ↑skin Peel is used with these nouns as the object: ↑apple, ↑avocado, ↑ …
52peel — I [[t]pil[/t]] v. t. 1) to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc 2) to strip away from something: to peel paint from a car[/ex] 3) (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off in pieces 4) to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc 5) inf… …
53peel — I. /pil / (say peel) verb (t) 1. to strip the skin, rind, bark, etc., from; decorticate. 2. to strip off (skin, etc.) 3. Croquet to send (another player s ball) through a hoop. –verb (i) 4. (of skin, etc.) to come off. 5. to lose the skin, rind,… …
54peel — Synonyms and related words: abscind, acropolis, amputate, annihilate, ban, bar, bark, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bob, bran, bridgehead, bunker, capsule, case, castle, chaff, citadel, clip, coat, coating, collop, cork, corn shuck, cornhusk,… …
55peel — 1. verb 1) peel and core the fruit Syn: pare, skin, hull, shell 2) the wallpaper was peeling Syn: flake (off), come off, fall off 2. noun orange peel Syn …
56peel — [piːl] verb I 1) [T] to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable 2) [I] if something peels, small pieces of it start to fall off Paint was peeling off the walls.[/ex] • peel sth off II noun [U] peel [piːl] the skin of a fruit or vegetable …
57Peel — I. /pil/ (say peel) noun 1. Clifford, Australian doctor who suggested the idea of the Royal Flying Doctor Service to John Flynn. 2. Sir Robert, 1788–1850, British politician; prime minister 1834–35 and 1841–46; responsible for the reorganisation… …
58peel — [1] The action of rapid acceleration so that the tires slip on the road surface (i.e., the wheels are turning, but the vehicle is not moving very much) which may result in a strip of rubber on the road surface. See peel rubber. [2] The action of… …
59peel — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. a strip the skin, rind, bark, wrapping, etc. from (a fruit, vegetable, tree, etc.). b (usu. foll. by off) strip (skin, peel, wrapping, etc.) from a fruit etc. 2 intr. a (of a tree, an animal s or person s body, a painted… …
60Peel — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. a strip the skin, rind, bark, wrapping, etc. from (a fruit, vegetable, tree, etc.). b (usu. foll. by off) strip (skin, peel, wrapping, etc.) from a fruit etc. 2 intr. a (of a tree, an animal s or person s body, a painted… …
