PEEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Peel mean? 

• PEEL (noun)
  The noun PEEL has 2 senses:

1. British politician (1788-1850)

2. the rind of a fruit or vegetable

  Familiarity information: PEEL used as a noun is rare.

• PEEL (verb)
  The verb PEEL has 3 senses:

1. strip the skin off

2. come off in flakes or thin small pieces

3. get undressed

  Familiarity information: PEEL used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

British politician (1788-1850)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Peel; Robert Peel; Sir Robert Peel

Instance hypernyms:

pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The rind of a fruit or vegetable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

peel; skin

Hypernyms ("peel" is a kind of...):

rind (the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "peel"):

jacket (the outer skin of a potato)

banana peel; banana skin (the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded))

lemon peel; lemon rind (the rind of a lemon)

orange peel; orange rind (the rind of an orange)

Holonyms ("peel" is a part of...):

edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)

Derivation:

peel (strip the skin off)

• PEEL (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they peel    ... he / she / it peels   
Past simple: peeled   
Past participle: peeled   
-ing form: peeling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strip the skin off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

pare; peel; skin

Context example:

pare apples

Hypernyms (to "peel" is one way to...):

strip (remove the surface from)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "peel"):

peel off (peel off the outer layer of something)

flay (strip the skin off)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs peel the vegetables

Derivation:

peel (the rind of a fruit or vegetable)

peeler (a device for peeling vegetables or fruits)

peeler (a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Come off in flakes or thin small pieces

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

flake; flake off; peel; peel off

Context example:

The paint in my house is peeling off

Hypernyms (to "peel" is one way to...):

break away; break off; chip; chip off; come off (break off (a piece from a whole))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

peeling (loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Get undressed

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

discase; disrobe; peel; strip; strip down; uncase; unclothe; undress

Context example:

She strips in front of strangers every night for a living

Hypernyms (to "peel" is one way to...):

take off (take away or remove)

Verb group:

disinvest; divest; strip; undress (remove (someone's or one's own) clothes)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "peel"):

take off (remove clothes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

peeler (a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music)

 Context examples 

Also called chemexfoliation and chemical peel.

(Chemabrasion, NCI Dictionary)

You should also peel or wash fresh fruit and vegetables before eating.

(Giardia Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

One winter’s day the wife stood under the tree to peel some apples, and as she was peeling them, she cut her finger, and the blood fell on the snow.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

To reduce your risk of crypto, wash your hands often, avoid water that may be infected, and wash or peel fresh fruits and vegetables before eating.

(Cryptosporidiosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The man’s face peeled off under the sponge like the bark from a tree.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Here Mr. Micawber provokingly left off; and began to peel the lemons that had been under my directions set before him, together with all the other appliances he used in making punch.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Also called chemabrasion and chemical peel.

(Chemexfoliation, NCI Dictionary)

It will take months to develop the image, but if scientists succeed the results may help peel back mysteries about what the universe is made of and how it came into being.

(Astronomers Piece Together First Image of Black Hole, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The essential oil from the peel of this orange is used in perfume, to get rid of insects, and to flavor tea.

(Bergamot, NCI Dictionary)

The oil extracted from the fruit peel of Citrus bergamia.

(Citrus bergamia Extract, NCI Thesaurus)