Definitions for peel
pilpeel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peel, Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peelnoun

   British politician (1788-1850)

2. peel, skinverb

   the rind of a fruit or vegetable

3. skin, peel, pareverb

   strip the skin off

   "pare apples"

4. peel off, peel, flake off, flakeverb

   come off in flakes or thin small pieces

   "The paint in my house is peeling off"

5. undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peelverb

   get undressed

   "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PEELnoun

   The skin or thin rind of any thing.

   Etymology: pellis, Latin; pelure, French.

2. Peelnoun

   A broad thin board with a long handle, used by bakers to put their bread in and out of the oven.

   Etymology: paelle, Fr.

3. To Peelverb

   Etymology: peler, Fr. from pellis.

   1. To decorticate; to flay.

   The skilful shepherd peel’d me certain wands,
   And stuck them up before the fulsome ewes. William Shakespeare.

   2. [From piller, to rob.]To plunder. According to analogy this should be written pill.

   Who once just and temp’rate conquer’d well,
   But govern ill the nations under yoke,
   Peeling their provinces, exhausted all
   But lust and rapine. John Milton, Paradise Regained.

   Lord-like at ease, with arbitary pow’r,
   To peel the chiefs, the people to devour;
   These, traitor, are thy talents. Dryden.

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1. peel

   Peel refers to the act of removing the outer covering or skin of a fruit, vegetable or any food item. It also refers to the outer layer or skin itself of certain fruits and vegetables that is often removed before consumption. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the action of removing any outer layer or surface from an object.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peelnoun

   a small tower, fort, or castle; a keep

2. Peelnoun

   a spadelike implement, variously used, as for removing loaves of bread from a baker's oven; also, a T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry. Also, the blade of an oar

3. Peelverb

   to plunder; to pillage; to rob

4. Peelverb

   to strip off the skin, bark, or rind of; to strip by drawing or tearing off the skin, bark, husks, etc.; to flay; to decorticate; as, to peel an orange

5. Peelverb

   to strip or tear off; to remove by stripping, as the skin of an animal, the bark of a tree, etc

6. Peelverb

   to lose the skin, bark, or rind; to come off, as the skin, bark, or rind does; -- often used with an adverb; as, the bark peels easily or readily

7. Peelnoun

   the skin or rind; as, the peel of an orange

8. Etymology: [OE. pel. Cf. Pile a heap.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peel

   Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the Townships of Chinguacousy, Toronto, and the Gore of Toronto, and the Villages of Brampton and Streetsville. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the county of Peel. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Peel South and Peel—Dufferin ridings.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peel

   pēl, v.t. to strip off the skin or bark: to bare.—v.i. to come off as the skin: to lose the skin: (slang) to undress.—n. the skin, rind, or bark: (print.) a wooden pole with short cross-piece for carrying printed sheets to the poles on which they are to be dried: the wash or blade of an oar—not the loom: a mark for cattle, for persons who cannot write, &c.—adj. Peeled, stripped of skin, rind, or bark: plundered.—ns. Peel′er, one who peels, a plunderer; Peel′ing, the act of stripping: that which is stripped off: (print.) the removing of the layers of a paper overlay, to get a lighter impression. [O. Fr. peler, to unskin—L. pilāre, to deprive of hair—pilus, a hair; or pellis, a skin.]

2. Peel

   pēl, n. a small Border fortress.—Also Peel′-tow′er. [Pile.]

3. Peel

   pēl, n. a baker's wooden shovel: a fire-shovel. [O. Fr. pele—L. pāla, a spade.]

4. Peel

   pēl, v.t. to plunder: to pillage. [Pill (v.).]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peel

   a fishing town and holiday resort on the W. coast of the Isle of Man, 12 m. NW. of Douglas; it is noted for its castle.

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1. Peel

   At Peel, we're passionate about great TV. You should love what you watch - every time you relax on the couch. After all, life's too short for bad TV.We build innovative solutions to enhance the TV experience, and believe that delightful program discovery, seamless remote control, and engaging social interactions will revolutionize your living room entertainment. We're excited about the future of TV and are working hard to bring this vision to life.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peel

   A stronghold of earth and timber for defence. Also, the wash of an oar.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peel

   To strip; to plunder; to pillage; as, to peel a province or conquered people.

2. peel

   A small tower or fort.

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1. peel

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2. PEEL

   What does PEEL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PEEL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

3. Peel

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1. PEEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peel is ranked #5247 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Peel surname appeared 6,647 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Peel.
   
   86% or 5,721 total occurrences were White.
   9.3% or 618 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 160 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 84 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 34 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 30 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Anagrams for peel »

1. leep

2. pele

How to pronounce peel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say peel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peel in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of peel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of peel in a Sentence

1. Clifton Fadiman:

   The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.

2. Sean Orton:

   Being able to kind of peel back the superficial muscles and looking into the deep muscles and understanding the origins is a very good kind of tool before actual dissection and cadavers in the lab, seeing where those muscles are and then taking that to a real body and then observing it in a live person.

3. unknown:

   I see the real you and it makes me want to peel myself open, and let you tear me apart.

4. Jay Hauck:

   Pro-ban supports would like to make it cut and dry, but it’s a very complicated issue, it’s an onion, and you can have to peel away the layers.

5. Unknown:

   Life is like an onion. You peel off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=peel
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=peel
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peel
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=peel
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=peel
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Peel
8. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/peel
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=peel
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html