verb
    
    peels; peeled; peeling
    
    [+ obj] :to remove the skin from (a fruit, vegetable, etc.)
    
    
    
    
    
    always followed by an adverb or preposition [+ obj] :to remove (a covering, shell, etc.) from something
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [no obj]
    
    to come off in pieces
    
    
    
    
    
    to lose an outer layer of skin, bark, etc.
    
    
    
    keep your eyes peeled
    
    
    
    peel off
    
    [phrasal verb] informal :to turn and go away from something quickly
    
    
    
    peel out
    
    [phrasal verb] US informal :to speed away from a place in a car, on a motorcycle, etc.
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural peels
    
    [count] :the skin of a fruit
    
    
    
    
    
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