peel

About 3.52 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To remove the skin or outer covering of.

   I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.

2. verb To remove something from the outer or top layer of.

   I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily.

3. verb 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.

4. verb To remove one's clothing.

   The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.

5. verb To move, separate (off or away).

   The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.

6. noun The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
7. noun The action of peeling away from a formation.
8. noun A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or to exfoliate.

Similar words

pare skin flake flake off peel off pelt crust cut layer bill

Often followed by

and off the was had to in away of

Word family

Peel Sir Robert Peel peel tower peelable peeled peeling peels