peel Antonyms
Meaning of peel
peel (n)
British politician (1788-1850)
the rind of a fruit or vegetable
peel (v)
strip the skin off
come off in flakes or thin small pieces
get undressed
peel (n.)
A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.
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.
The skin or rind; as, the peel of an orange.
peel (v. t.)
To plunder; to pillage; to rob.
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.
To strip or tear off; to remove by stripping, as the skin of an animal, the bark of a tree, etc.
peel (v. i.)
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.
peel Sentence Examples
- I peeled the orange with ease, revealing its juicy interior.
- The dermatologist gently peeled back the skin, exposing the underlying tissue.
- The banana's peel easily slid off, exposing its sweet flesh.
- I carefully peeled the adhesive tape from the surface, avoiding any tearing.
- The artist meticulously peeled away layers of paint to reveal the hidden mural beneath.
- The wind howled, peeling the shingles from the rooftop.
- The mechanic peeled back the hood of the car, exposing the engine.
- The onion's papery peel peeled away effortlessly, releasing its pungent aroma.
- The hiker peeled back the leaves, revealing a hidden path leading through the undergrowth.
- The therapist peeled back the emotional layer, allowing the patient to process their trauma.
FAQs About the word peel
British politician (1788-1850), the rind of a fruit or vegetable, strip the skin off, come off in flakes or thin small pieces, get undressedA small tower, fort,
husk, skin,bark, scale,hull, flay, shuck, expose, bare, shell
No antonyms found.
I peeled the orange with ease, revealing its juicy interior.
The dermatologist gently peeled back the skin, exposing the underlying tissue.
The banana's peel easily slid off, exposing its sweet flesh.
I carefully peeled the adhesive tape from the surface, avoiding any tearing.
