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Meaning
Verb
●
To
remove
the
skin
or
outer
covering
of.
●
To
remove
something from the
outer
or
top
layer
of.
●
To become
detached
,
come away
, especially in
flakes
or
strips
; to
shed
skin
in such a way.
●
In Clothing:
To
remove
one's
clothing.
●
To
move
,
separate
(off or away).
●
In Curling:
To
play
a
peel
shot.
●
In Croquet:
To
send
through a
hoop
(of a
ball
other than
one's
own).
●
To
plunder
; to
pillage
, rob.
●
Misspelling of
peal
: to
sound
loudly.
Noun
●
The
skin
or
outer
layer
of a
fruit
,
vegetable
, etc.
●
In Rugby:
The
action
of
peeling away
from a formation.
●
A
cosmetic
preparation
designed
to
remove
dead
skin
or to exfoliate.
●
A stake.
●
A
fence
made of
stakes
; a stockade.
●
A small
tower
,
fort
, or
castle
; a keep.
●
A
shovel
or
similar
instrument
, now especially a
pole
with
a flat
disc
at
the end
used for
removing
pizza
or
loaves
of
bread
from a
baker's
oven.
●
A T-shaped
implement
used by
printers
and
bookbinders
for
hanging
wet
sheets of paper
on
lines
or
poles
to dry.
●
In American English:
The
blade
of an oar.
●
In Scottish English & Curling:
An
equal
or
match
; a draw.
●
In Curling:
A
takeout
which
removes
a
stone
from
play
as well as the
delivered
stone
.
●
Alternative form of
peal
(“a small or
young
salmon”)
Name
●
A surname.
●
A placename
A
town
in the Isle of Man.
●
A placename
A
former
county
in Ontario, Canada,
abolished
in 1974.
●
A placename
A
regional
municipality
in Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada,
created
in 1974.
●
A placename
A
region
south
of Perth, Western Australia.
●
Robert Peel, British Prime Minister.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
peel
English
pele
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
pala
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Skin
Strip
Disrobe
Rind
Zest
Deskin
Hull
Related
Chop
Brush
Rinse
Rub
Slice
Scrub
Melt
Trim
Bake
Scrape
Pulp
Tear
Cut
Glue
Leaf
Wax
Fruit
Bark
Flake
Scratch
Husk
Lemon
Snip
Extract
Wash
Rip
Squish
Dry
Polish
Lick
Shave
Grind
Juice
Pericarp
Squeeze
Cook
Soak
Powder
Burn
Leaves
Pineapple
Slide
Banana
Paste
Spray
Starch
Wrap
Shake
Wipe
Dye
Throw
Papaya
Kite
Residue
Tomato
Mash
Coconut
Dust
Coat
Pealing
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Rhymes
Eel
Neal
Niel
Peal
Deal
Keel
Feel
Seal
Weal
Tiel
Veal
Meal
Neil
Ceil
Teal
Peel
Heel
Reel
Heal
Sele
Feal
Zeal
Tuile
Steal
Tweel
Steel
Steel
Sweal
Niall
-Meal
Kneel
Peele
Wheel
Wheal
Beale
Neale
Creel
Lille
Spiel
She'Ll
Repeal
Allele
Squeal
Appeal
Ordeal
Awheel
Anneal
Tuille
Reveal
Conceal
O'Neill
Surreal
Congeal
Chenille
Cockatiel
Schlemiel
Dishabille
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