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peel

/piːl/noun, verb1 syllable

Peel means: get undressed.

Synonyms for peel21

noun, as in British politician (1788-1850)

Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel

noun, as in the rind of a fruit or vegetable

skin

verb, as in get undressed

undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, divest, disinvest

verb, as in come off in flakes or thin small pieces

peel off, flake off, flake

verb, as in remove the skin from

skin, pare

also used for peel

desquamate, rind, zest, pizza peel, pizza paddle

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What does peel mean?5

verb

1

get undressed“please don't undress in front of everybody!”

2

come off in flakes or thin small pieces“The paint in my house is peeling off”

3

remove the skin from“pare apples”

noun

1

British politician (1788-1850)

2

the rind of a fruit or vegetable

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with peel?25

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Peel in a sentence

  • Peel the apples and slice them in half, cutting out the core.ddnktr
  • Peel the apple, cut it in half, and remove the core.CK
  • Give an egg to the lazy, they'll tell you to peel it.kaiperkins271
  • If you wash apples, you don't need to peel them before you eat them.CK
  • Peel, core and quarter two quarts of tart apples.PublicDomainRecipes
  • Peel the apples and cut them in half, cutting out the core.AlanF_US
  • His fake moustache started to peel off on one side.darinmex
  • We finished with a curl of orange peel.LK

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Forms of peel

as a noun

plural
peels

as a verb

past tense
peeled
present participle
peeling
third-person singular
peels
past participle
peeled