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Definitions for Peeling

[1] the act of a person or thing that peels.
[2] that which is peeled from something, as a piece of the skin or rind of a fruit.
[3] to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange.
[4] to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something: to peel paint from a car.
[5] Croquet . to cause (another player's ball) to go through a wicket.
[6] (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off; become separated.
[7] to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.
[8] Informal . to undress.
[9] Metallurgy . (of a malleable iron casting) to lose, or tend to lose, the outer layer.
[10] the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
[11] Metallurgy . the presence of a brittle outer layer on a malleable iron casting.
[12] 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.
[13] a strip of skin, rind, bark, etc, that has been peeled off a potato peeling
[14] (tr) to remove (the skin, rind, outer covering, etc) of (a fruit, egg, etc)
[15] (intr) (of paint, etc) to be removed from a surface, esp through weathering
[16] (intr) (of a surface) to lose its outer covering of paint, etc esp through weathering
[17] (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
[18] croquet to put (another player's ball) through a hoop or hoops
[19] keep one's eyes peeled or keep one's eyes skinned to watch vigilantly
[20] the skin or rind of a fruit, etc
[21] a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven
[22] (in Britain) a fortified tower of the 16th century on the borders between England and Scotland, built to withstand raids
[23] 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)
[24] 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 Peeling

shave, pare, scale, flay, strip, decorticate, flake, skin, exfoliate, uncover, desquamate, delaminate, excorticate

Words nearby Peeling

peel off, peel-and-stick, peel-off, peele, peeler, peeling, peely-wally, peen, peene, peenemünde, peep

Origin of Peeling

1before 1100; Middle English pelen, Old English pilian to strip, skin < Latin pilāre to remove hair, derivative of pilus hair. See pill2

Words that may be confused with Peeling

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, peelpeal, peel

Other words from Peeling

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

Word origin for Peeling

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

Synonyms for Peeling

decorticate, desquamate, exfoliate, flake, flay, pare, scale, shave, skin, strip, uncover, delaminate, excorticate, pull off, tear off