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peeling

Noun

∙ The act of removing the outer surface in strips.
∙ Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.

Verb

∙ present participle of peel

peel

Verb

∙ To remove the skin or outer covering of. transitive
∙ To remove something from the outer or top layer of. transitive
∙ To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way. intransitive
∙ To remove one's clothing. intransitive
∙ To move, separate (off or away). intransitive

Noun

∙ The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. usually uncountable
∙ The action of peeling away from a formation. countable, rugby
∙ A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or to exfoliate. countable

Noun

∙ A stake. obsolete
∙ A fence made of stakes; a stockade. obsolete
∙ A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep. archaic

Noun

∙ A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing loaves of bread from a baker's oven.
∙ A T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry.
∙ The blade of an oar. archaic, US

Noun

∙ An equal or match; a draw. Scotland and curling
∙ A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone. curling

Verb

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

Verb

∙ Misspelling of peal: to sound loudly.

Verb

∙ To plunder; to pillage, rob. archaic, transitive