peeled
/piːld/
verb
- 1
To remove the skin or outer covering of.
“I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.”
- 2
To remove something from the outer or top layer of.
“I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily.”
- 3
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
To remove one's clothing.
“The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.”
- 5
To move, separate (off or away).
“The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.”
verb
- 1
To play a peel shot.
verb
- 1
To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).
verb
- 1
To plunder; to pillage, rob.
adjective
- 1
With the outermost layer or skin removed.
“He stirred the campfire stew with a peeled stick, so the bark wouldn't get in it.”
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