peeled

/piหld/

IPA: /P IY1 L D/

verb
  1. 1

    To remove the skin or outer covering of.

    โ€œI sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.โ€

  2. 2

    To remove something from the outer or top layer of.

    โ€œI peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily.โ€

  3. 3

    To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.

    โ€œI had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel.โ€

  4. 4

    To remove one's clothing.

    โ€œThe children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.โ€

  5. 5

    To move, separate (off or away).

    โ€œThe scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To play a peel shot.

verb
  1. 1

    To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).

verb
  1. 1

    To plunder; to pillage, rob.

adjective
  1. 1

    With the outermost layer or skin removed.

    โ€œHe stirred the campfire stew with a peeled stick, so the bark wouldn't get in it.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peel, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peeled