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Definitions for Peel

[1] to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange.
[2] to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something: to peel paint from a car.
[3] Croquet . to cause (another player's ball) to go through a wicket.
[4] (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off; become separated.
[5] to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.
[6] Informal . to undress.
[7] Metallurgy . (of a malleable iron casting) to lose, or tend to lose, the outer layer.
[8] the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
[9] Metallurgy . the presence of a brittle outer layer on a malleable iron casting.
[10] peel off , to remove (the skin, bark, etc.) or be removed: The old skin peeled off. Aeronautics . to leave a flying formation of aircraft with a banking turn, usually from one end of an echelon. Informal . to turn off or leave (a road): We peeled off the highway onto a dirt road. to remove (clothing) in a swift upward or downward motion.
[11] keep one's eyes peeled , Informal . to watch closely or carefully; be alert: Keep your eyes peeled for a gas station.
[12] a shovellike implement for putting bread, pies, etc., into the oven or taking them out.
[13] Metallurgy . a long, shovellike iron tool for charging an open-hearth furnace.
[14] a small fortified tower for residence or for use during an attack, common in the border counties of England and Scotland in the 16th century.
[15] Sir Robert, 1788–1850, British political leader: founder of the London constabulary; prime minister 1834–35; 1841–46.
[16] a seaport on W Isle of Man: castle; resort.
[17] a river in N Yukon Territory and NW Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing E and N to the Mackenzie River. 425 miles (684 km) long.
[18] (tr) to remove (the skin, rind, outer covering, etc) of (a fruit, egg, etc)
[19] (intr) (of paint, etc) to be removed from a surface, esp through weathering
[20] (intr) (of a surface) to lose its outer covering of paint, etc esp through weathering
[21] (intr) (of a person or part of the body) to shed skin in flakes or (of skin) to be shed in flakes, esp as a result of sunburn
[22] croquet to put (another player's ball) through a hoop or hoops
[23] keep one's eyes peeled or keep one's eyes skinned to watch vigilantly
[24] the skin or rind of a fruit, etc
[25] a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven
[26] (in Britain) a fortified tower of the 16th century on the borders between England and Scotland, built to withstand raids
[27] John, real name John Robert Parker Ravenscroft . 1939–2004, British broadcaster; presented his influential Radio 1 music programme (1967–2004) and Radio 4's Home Truths (1998–2004)
[28] Sir Robert. 1788–1850, British statesman; Conservative prime minister (1834–35; 1841–46). As Home Secretary (1828–30) he founded the Metropolitan Police and in his second ministry carried through a series of free-trade budgets culminating in the repeal of the Corn Laws (1846), which split the Tory party

Words related to Peel

shell, cover, husk, rind, bark, shuck, pellicle, epicarp, exocarp, peeling, shave, pare, scale, flay, strip, decorticate, flake, skin, exfoliate, uncover

Words nearby Peel

peegee hydrangea, peek, peekaboo, peekapoo, peekskill, peel, peel off, peel-and-stick, peel-off, peele, peeler

Origin of Peel

31250–1300; Middle English pele fortress < Anglo-French pel stockade, Middle French pel stake < Latin pālus stake. See pale2

Words that may be confused with Peel

peal, peel

Other words from Peel

peel·a·ble , adjective
un·peel·a·ble , adjective
un·peeled , adjective

Word origin for Peel

C14 (fence made of stakes): from Old French piel stake, from Latin pālus; see pale ², paling

Synonyms for Peel

bark, cover, epicarp, exocarp, husk, peeling, pellicle, rind, shell, shuck