1. to remove the outer skin or covering from something
2. to come off in thin layers or strips
3. to turn or move away from a group
Usage: informal

1. the outer skin or rind of a fruit or vegetable

Examples

• She peeled the apple before eating it.
• The paint is peeling off the old fence.
• Can you peel these potatoes for dinner?
• His sunburned skin began to peel.
• The orange peel smells very fragrant.
• Two jets peeled away from the formation.
• Don’t throw the banana peel on the ground.