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Definition peel in British English

peel verb

verb
/piːl/
1

to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable

Example

First peel the potatoes and cut them in half.

Synonyms and related words
bake beat blanch
2

to remove something from the surface of something else, especially by taking one end or side and pulling it up

Example

He peeled a £50 note from a big roll of money.

Example

To fasten the envelope first peel off the strip of paper along the edge.

Synonyms and related words
remove sweep away take off
3

if something peels, small pieces of it or of something covering it start to become separated from it

Example

The paint in the hall is beginning to peel.

Example

Her sunburn was so bad that her shoulders were peeling.

Synonyms and related words
break fall apart shatter
Definition peel in British English