The meaning of PEEL is to strip off an outer layer of. How to use peel in a sentence.

PEEL definition: 1. to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables: 2. If a layer or covering peels, it slowly comes…. Learn more.

A peel is the covering of a fruit or vegetable. Some peels are thick and easy to remove, like an orange peel, while others might be more stubborn, like the thin peel on a potato.

1. To lose or shed skin, bark, or other covering. 2. To come off in thin strips or pieces, as bark, skin, or paint: Her sunburned skin began to peel.

Definition of peel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

PEEL definition: to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.. See examples of peel used in a sentence.

There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb peel, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.