peeling
/ˈpiːlɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- To remove something from the outer or top layer of.
- To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
- To remove one's clothing.
- To move, separate (off or away).
- To play a peel shot.
- To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).
- To plunder; to pillage, rob.
- The act of removing the outer surface in strips.
- Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.
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