Topic: FOOD
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | pilare 'to remove the hair from', from pilus 'hair' |
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peel1
1 [transitive]DF to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables : Peel and dice the potatoes.
Peel and dice the potatoes.2 [intransitive] if skin, paper, or paint peels, it comes off, usually in small pieces
3 [intransitive] to lose an outer layer or surface : The walls were peeling from the damp.
The walls were peeling from the damp.4 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove the outer layer from something
➔ keep your eyes peeled
at eye1 (18)peel off
phrasal verb2 to take a piece of paper money from the top of a pile of paper money : Manville peeled off a twenty, and pressed it into the man's hand.
peel off $20/fifty pounds etc
informalManville peeled off a twenty, and pressed it into the man's hand.3TT to leave a moving group of vehicles, aircraft etc and go in a different direction : Two motorcycles peeled off from the line.
Two motorcycles peeled off from the line.WORD FOCUS: cut WORD FOCUS: cut 
chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc
grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
snip to cut something quickly using scissors
shave to remove hair from your face or body
trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
mow to cut grass
prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut
➔ See also cut
WORD FOCUS: cut chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc
grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
snip to cut something quickly using scissors
shave to remove hair from your face or body
trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
mow to cut grass
prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut
➔ See also cut
