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• peel off — phrasal verb Word forms peel off : present tense I/you/we/they peel off he/she/it peels off present participle peeling off past tense peeled off past participle peeled off 1) [transitive] to remove a tight or wet piece of clothing The kids peeled …   English dictionary

• peel — I. verb Etymology: Middle English pelen, from Anglo French peler, from Latin pilare to remove the hair from, from pilus hair Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to strip off an outer layer of < peel an orange > 2. to remove by stripping < pee …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• peel — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. a strip the skin, rind, bark, wrapping, etc. from (a fruit, vegetable, tree, etc.). b (usu. foll. by off) strip (skin, peel, wrapping, etc.) from a fruit etc. 2 intr. a (of a tree, an animal s or person s body, a painted… …   Useful english dictionary

• Peel — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. a strip the skin, rind, bark, wrapping, etc. from (a fruit, vegetable, tree, etc.). b (usu. foll. by off) strip (skin, peel, wrapping, etc.) from a fruit etc. 2 intr. a (of a tree, an animal s or person s body, a painted… …   Useful english dictionary

• peel — v 1. skin, pare, decorticate, excorticate, flay, scale, hull, bark; shell, husk, shuck; strip, denude, excoriate. 2.(of skin, bark, etc.) come off, detach, separate, split; exfoliate, Pathol. desquamate, shed, slough, molt, exuviate, flake.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• peel — peel1 [ pil ] verb * 1. ) transitive to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable: First peel the potatoes and cut them in half. 2. ) transitive to remove something from the surface of something else, especially by taking one end or side and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• peel — 01. I [peeled] the potatoes and carrots, and then put them on to boil. 02. My sister was able to [peel] an apple in one long continuous strip. 03. You can put a bit of zest from a lemon [peel] in the cookies to give them a special tangy taste. 04 …   Grammatical examples in English

• Peel Regional Police — Logo of the Peel Regional Police. Motto A safer community …   Wikipedia

• Touch, Peel and Stand — Infobox Single Name = Touch, Peel and Stand Artist = Days of the New from Album = Days of the New B side = Released = 1997 Format = CD single Recorded = October, November 1996 Genre = Post grunge Acoustic rock Length = 4:57 Label = Outpost Writer …   Wikipedia

• undress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. strip, disrobe, unclothe, peel (sl.), dismantle, expose. See divestment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strip, take off one s clothes, undrape, disrobe, unclothe, dismantle, divest, become naked, assume the… …   English dictionary for students

• undress — verb he undressed and got into bed in a state of undress Syn: strip (off), disrobe, take off one s clothes, peel down …   Thesaurus of popular words