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peeled

/piːld/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To remove the skin or outer covering of.
  2. To remove something from the outer or top layer of.
  3. To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
  4. To remove one's clothing.
  5. To move, separate (off or away).
  6. To play a peel shot.
  7. To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).
  8. To plunder; to pillage, rob.
  9. With the outermost layer or skin removed.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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