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 | ||