Peel
verb
To remove the outer layer from something, like a fruit or vegetable.
She began to peel the orange.
Often appears as...
- peel off
- peel away
noun
The outer layer of a fruit or vegetable that has been removed.
She threw the banana peel into the bin.
Often appears as...
- banana peel
- orange peel
verb
To come or pull away from something, especially in a quick or abrupt way.
The wallpaper is beginning to peel off the wall.
Often appears as...
- peel off
- peel away from
noun
A large, flat shovel-like tool used in baking, especially for moving bread or pizza in and out of an oven.
He used a peel to take the pizza out of the oven.
Often appears as...
- pizza peel
- bread peel
Usage tips
Culinary
verb
To remove the outer layer from something, like a fruit or vegetable.
She began to peel the orange.
Often appears as...
- peel off
- peel away
noun
The outer layer of a fruit or vegetable that has been removed.
She threw the banana peel into the bin.
Often appears as...
- banana peel
- orange peel
verb
To come or pull away from something, especially in a quick or abrupt way.
The wallpaper is beginning to peel off the wall.
Often appears as...
- peel off
- peel away from
noun
A large, flat shovel-like tool used in baking, especially for moving bread or pizza in and out of an oven.
He used a peel to take the pizza out of the oven.
Often appears as...
- pizza peel
- bread peel
Usage tips
Culinary
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used when talking about a physical action you perform with your hands, often used when cooking.
You need to peel the potatoes before boiling them.
Pro Tip 2/3Preparation Step
Often a preliminary step in a recipe; suggests getting ingredients ready before the main cooking starts.
First, peel and chop the carrots.
Pro Tip 3/3Remove Completely
Suggests removing all the skin or outer part, not just a portion of it.
Make sure to peel the cucumber completely before slicing it.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used when talking about a physical action you perform with your hands, often used when cooking.
You need to peel the potatoes before boiling them.
Pro Tip 2/3Preparation Step
Often a preliminary step in a recipe; suggests getting ingredients ready before the main cooking starts.
First, peel and chop the carrots.
Pro Tip 3/3Remove Completely
Suggests removing all the skin or outer part, not just a portion of it.
Make sure to peel the cucumber completely before slicing it.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used when talking about a physical action you perform with your hands, often used when cooking.
You need to peel the potatoes before boiling them.
Pro Tip 2/3Preparation Step
Often a preliminary step in a recipe; suggests getting ingredients ready before the main cooking starts.
First, peel and chop the carrots.
Pro Tip 3/3Remove Completely
Suggests removing all the skin or outer part, not just a portion of it.
Make sure to peel the cucumber completely before slicing it.
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What's the definition of...
He argued laughter has a social function to destroy mechanical inelasticity in people's attitudes and behavior. Someone doing the same thing over and over, or building up a false image of themself and the world, or not adapting to reality by just noticing the banana peel on the ground -- this is automatism,
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Stuart Firestein: The...
the way you unravel the peels of an onion. So peel by peel, you take away the layers of the onion to get at some fundamental kernel of truth. I don't think that's the way it works either. Another one, a kind of popular one, is the iceberg idea, that we only see the tip of the iceberg but underneath
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The reality constructed...
then I go somewhere else in the city and then there's a guy with a little gizmo which is cutting potato peels and carrots and things and the group of people around him and he's saying how you can make healthy life and is pounding juices and organics etc
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How do geckos defy...
creating enough combined force to support its weight. In fact, the whole gecko could dangle from a single one of its toes. That super stickiness can be broken, though, by changing the angle just a little bit. So, the gecko can peel its foot back off,
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Finding Little Owls in...
complete and total protection from the rain. So places like this, these old abandoned buildings are actually completely perfect habitat for owls. You'd never think it, it was amazing. I just saw a flash of white. And keep your eyes peeled.
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The difference between...
and learn about cultures from all over the world and appreciate those cultures, and understand even your own culture from what other people are doing. There's so much beauty here amid all this pain and I just want to peel away
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Why every world map is...
What does that mean? Not important. The point was to minimize distortion for the entire world. The map can be land-oriented... or ocean-oriented. Either way, the so-called orange peel map isn’t very easy to read.
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How America's public...
The whole experience hit home for me when one of my girls, as she peeled open a crisp paperback said, "Ms. Sumner -- you know, I figured you bought these books, 'cause you teachers are always buying us stuff.
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Erika Larsen: The...
It's not a lot of money, this is a lifestyle. One side note, I was at a family party and this guy Mattis walks in. His entire face is frostbit, it's brown and kind of peeling away.
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How I made friends with...
We live in a banana peel universe, and we won't ever be able to know everything or control everything or predict everything. Nature is like a self-driving car.
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What's the definition of...
He argued laughter has a social function to destroy mechanical inelasticity in people's attitudes and behavior. Someone doing the same thing over and over, or building up a false image of themself and the world, or not adapting to reality by just noticing the banana peel on the ground -- this is automatism,
Video examples
Stuart Firestein: The...
the way you unravel the peels of an onion. So peel by peel, you take away the layers of the onion to get at some fundamental kernel of truth. I don't think that's the way it works either. Another one, a kind of popular one, is the iceberg idea, that we only see the tip of the iceberg but underneath
Video examples
The reality constructed...
then I go somewhere else in the city and then there's a guy with a little gizmo which is cutting potato peels and carrots and things and the group of people around him and he's saying how you can make healthy life and is pounding juices and organics etc
Video examples
How do geckos defy...
creating enough combined force to support its weight. In fact, the whole gecko could dangle from a single one of its toes. That super stickiness can be broken, though, by changing the angle just a little bit. So, the gecko can peel its foot back off,
Video examples
Finding Little Owls in...
complete and total protection from the rain. So places like this, these old abandoned buildings are actually completely perfect habitat for owls. You'd never think it, it was amazing. I just saw a flash of white. And keep your eyes peeled.
Video examples
The difference between...
and learn about cultures from all over the world and appreciate those cultures, and understand even your own culture from what other people are doing. There's so much beauty here amid all this pain and I just want to peel away
Video examples
Why every world map is...
What does that mean? Not important. The point was to minimize distortion for the entire world. The map can be land-oriented... or ocean-oriented. Either way, the so-called orange peel map isn’t very easy to read.
Video examples
How America's public...
The whole experience hit home for me when one of my girls, as she peeled open a crisp paperback said, "Ms. Sumner -- you know, I figured you bought these books, 'cause you teachers are always buying us stuff.
Video examples
Erika Larsen: The...
It's not a lot of money, this is a lifestyle. One side note, I was at a family party and this guy Mattis walks in. His entire face is frostbit, it's brown and kind of peeling away.
Video examples
How I made friends with...
We live in a banana peel universe, and we won't ever be able to know everything or control everything or predict everything. Nature is like a self-driving car.
Example 1 of 10
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Nathaniel Philbrick
American Author
A survival tale peels away the niceties and comforts of civilization. Suddenly, all the technology and education in the world means nothing. I think all of us wonder while reading a survival tale, 'What would I have done in this situation? Would I have made it?
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Guy Fieri
American Businessman
Preparing food is one of life's great joys, but a lot of times, parents ask their kids if they want to cook with them and then tell them to go peel a bag of potatoes. That's not cooking - that's working!
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Mara Brock Akil
American Writer
For me, I start at the place that my characters are human. I start at the place that they are onions that are layered and meant to be peeled, just as we as human beings are.
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Rachel Boston
American Actress
In film and theater, you know the story and the journey from beginning to end, but with TV, you can keep peeling away layers and exploring a new world each week.
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Caroline Ghosn
American Businesswoman
Trust your instinct. And if you can't tell what your instinct is telling you, learn how to peel back the noise in your life that is keeping you from hearing it.
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Benson Henderson
American Mixed Martial Artist
I like getting my hand raised and I'll take it any way I can get it. Slipping on a banana peel, by the skin of my teeth. By any means, you know?
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Vinnie Paul
American Musician
It's a dangerous world, man. You've gotta keep your eyes and ears peeled and be on the alert all the time.
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Edward Norton
American Actor
I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away.
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James Huneker
American Writer
Life is like an onion: you peel off layer after layer and then you find there is nothing in it.
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Carl Sandburg
American Poet
Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.
Quote examples
Nathaniel Philbrick
American Author
A survival tale peels away the niceties and comforts of civilization. Suddenly, all the technology and education in the world means nothing. I think all of us wonder while reading a survival tale, 'What would I have done in this situation? Would I have made it?
Quote examples
Guy Fieri
American Businessman
Preparing food is one of life's great joys, but a lot of times, parents ask their kids if they want to cook with them and then tell them to go peel a bag of potatoes. That's not cooking - that's working!
Quote examples
Mara Brock Akil
American Writer
For me, I start at the place that my characters are human. I start at the place that they are onions that are layered and meant to be peeled, just as we as human beings are.
Quote examples
Rachel Boston
American Actress
In film and theater, you know the story and the journey from beginning to end, but with TV, you can keep peeling away layers and exploring a new world each week.
Quote examples
Caroline Ghosn
American Businesswoman
Trust your instinct. And if you can't tell what your instinct is telling you, learn how to peel back the noise in your life that is keeping you from hearing it.
Quote examples
Benson Henderson
American Mixed Martial Artist
I like getting my hand raised and I'll take it any way I can get it. Slipping on a banana peel, by the skin of my teeth. By any means, you know?
Quote examples
Vinnie Paul
American Musician
It's a dangerous world, man. You've gotta keep your eyes and ears peeled and be on the alert all the time.
Quote examples
Edward Norton
American Actor
I like it when the deeper you go with the character, the more you see the layers start to peel away.
Quote examples
James Huneker
American Writer
Life is like an onion: you peel off layer after layer and then you find there is nothing in it.
Quote examples
Carl Sandburg
American Poet
Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.
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