Meaning

• (usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.

• The action of peeling away from a formation.

• A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or to exfoliate.

Meaning

• To remove the skin or outer covering of.

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

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

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

• 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."

• To remove one's clothing.

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

• To move, separate (off or away).

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