peelpeel1 /pil/ ●●○ verb 
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[transitive] to remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable: 
Peel the potatoes and cut them in half.THESAURUScut, chop (up), slice, dice, carve, shred, grate► see thesaurus at cut1 (1)2[transitive] to remove a thin outside layer from the surface of an object: Peel the labels off/from the jars before recycling.3[intransitive] if skin, paper, or paint is peeling, it is loose and coming off in small thin pieces: I got sunburned and now my face is peeling.peel off phrasal verb to take off your clothes, especially if they are wet or tight: He peeled off his damp uniform and stepped into the shower.
1 [transitive] to remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable: Peel the potatoes and cut them in half.THESAURUScut, chop (up), slice, dice, carve, shred, grate► see thesaurus at cut1 (1)2[transitive] to remove a thin outside layer from the surface of an object: Peel the labels off/from the jars before recycling.3[intransitive] if skin, paper, or paint is peeling, it is loose and coming off in small thin pieces: I got sunburned and now my face is peeling.peel off phrasal verb to take off your clothes, especially if they are wet or tight: He peeled off his damp uniform and stepped into the shower.
