- Main Entry:
- 1peel

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈpēl\
- Function:
- transitive verb
1
: to strip off an outer layer of
2
: to remove (as skin or a blemish) by stripping
intransitive verb
1
: to come off in sheets or scales <sunburned skin peels>
2
: to lose an outer layer (as of skin) <his face is peeling>