peel
/piːl/ verb C2- To play a peel shot.
He/she/it peels · Past peeled · Past participle peeled · -ing form peeling
Verb forms
- Base form
- peel
- He/she/it
- peels
- Past
- peeled
- Past participle
- peeled
- -ing form
- peeling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“And have they all tasted of a slightly bitter flavor, like that of dried orange-peel?”
Other matches
- peel To remove the skin or outer covering of. B2
- peel The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, ... B2
- peel To send through a hoop C2
- peel A takeout which removes a stone from play as we... C2
- peel A shovel or similar instrument, now especially ... C2
- peel away To separate off from the main body
- peel off To separate off from the main body, to move off...
- peel out To start abruptly from a standing stop, acceler...
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