peel in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
peel in Hindi हिन्दी
peel in Telugu తెలుగు
peel in English
- peel⇄expr. peel off,
a. (of an aircraft) to move at an angle, sharply and suddenly away from a group, especially to dive or land.
Ex. They swept the field twice in a tight line of four and then peeled off to land at 5:40 (New York Times).
- peel⇄expr. peel out, (U.S. Slang.) to accelerate sharply in an automobile, often so that the tires leave rubber marks on the pavement.
Ex. As an adolescent man he is freer to drive a car carefully rather than ""peel out"" and display the ""horsepower"" - peel⇄noun the outer covering or rind of certain fruits, especially citrus fruits.
Ex. the long, floppy, yellow peel of a banana.
(SYN) skin, bark, husk. - peel⇄peel (1), noun, verb.
- peel⇄peel (2), noun.
a long-handled shovel used to put bread, pies, or the like, into an oven or take them out. - peel⇄peel (3), noun.
1. a small fortified tower or dwelling common in the border countries of England and Scotland in the 1500's, typically having the ground floor vaulted and used as a shelter for cattle, with access to the upper part by a door consider - peel⇄v.i. 1. to come off.
Ex. When I was sunburned, my skin peeled. The paint on the shed is peeling.
2. (Informal.) to remove clothing, entirely or in part; strip.
3. to loosen rind, bark, skin, or other covering.
4. (Informal.) to - peel⇄v.t. 1. to strip skin, rind, or bark from.
Ex. to peel an orange, to peel a potato.
2. to strip.
Ex. The Indians peeled the bark from trees to make canoes.
3. (Informal.) to remove (clothing).
Ex. to peel off a heavy sweat