Peel

Pronunciation: /ˈpiːl/

Peel (verb)

  1. To take off the outer layer of a fruit or vegetable.
  2. To have the outer layer come off by itself.

Examples

  • She peeled the apple before eating it.
  • He carefully peeled the potatoes for dinner.

Common collocations: peel an apple, peel a banana, peel the skin, paint peels, skin peels

Peel (noun)

  1. The outer covering of a fruit or vegetable.

Examples

  • The orange peel was left on the table.
  • Banana peels can be slippery.