peel
To remove the skin or outer covering of.
Example
“I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.”
Other meanings
To remove something from the outer or top layer of.
“I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily.”
To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
“I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel.”
Synonyms
- skin
Word history
From Latin "pilo" (pilō, pilāre).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “peel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.