peeled

1. To remove the skin or outer covering of.

   I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.

2. To remove something from the outer or top layer of.

   I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily.

3. To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.

   I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel.

4. To remove one's clothing.

   The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.

5. To move, separate (off or away).

   The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.

verb

To play a peel shot.

verb

To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).

verb

To plunder; to pillage, rob.

1. With the outermost layer or skin removed.

   He stirred the campfire stew with a peeled stick, so the bark wouldn't get in it.