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English noun: Peel | |||
| 1. | Peel (person) British politician (1788-1850) | ||
| Synonyms | Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel | ||
| Instance hypernym | pol, political leader, politician, politico | ||
| 2. | peel (food) the rind of a fruit or vegetable | ||
| Synonyms | skin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | banana peel, banana skin, jacket, lemon peel, lemon rind, orange peel, orange rind | ||
| Part meronym | edible fruit | ||
English verb: peel | |||
| 1. | peel (contact) strip the skin off | ||
| Samples | Pare apples. | ||
| Examples | The chefs peel the vegetables | ||
| Synonyms | pare, skin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strip | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flay, peel off | ||
| 2. | peel (contact) come off in flakes or thin small pieces | ||
| Samples | The paint in my house is peeling off. | ||
| Synonyms | flake, flake off, peel off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off | ||
| 3. | peel (body) get undressed | ||
| Samples | Please don't undress in front of everybody!. She strips in front of strangers every night for a living. | ||
| Synonyms | discase, disrobe, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take off | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | take off | ||
| Verb group | disinvest, divest, strip, undress | ||
| Antonyms | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, garb, garment, get dressed, raiment, tog, dress, fit out, habilitate | ||
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