peel

Definition

  • verb: to remove the skin from (a fruit, vegetable, etc.)
  • verb: to strip off an outer layer of
  • often + 'from'
  • synonyms: keep, plunder, pillage

Examples

  • ('informal') Guests 'peeled off' [='took off'] their wet coats by the door.

  • We 'kept our eyes peeled' for a sign that would tell us where to turn.

  • One of the jets 'peeled off' from the formation and headed back.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) the fish. Ok? You like these. Wow. I guess you feel, like, rubbery. Skin peels off. Still a beautiful animal, though. Well, buddy...I gotta go. We'll save these scraps and fishes for later. (..)
    1993 Free Willy