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1.verbTo remove the skin or outer covering of."I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her."
2.verbTo remove something from the outer or top layer of."I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily."
3.verbTo become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way."I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel."
4.verbTo remove one's clothing."The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in."
5.verbTo move, separate (off or away)."The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines."
6.verbTo play a peel shot.
7.verbTo send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).
8.verbTo plunder; to pillage, rob.
9.nounThe act of removing the outer surface in strips.
10.nounStrips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed."She flavored the broth with vegetable peelings."