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Meaning of peels

noun

A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.

noun

(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.

verb

To remove the skin or outer covering of. Example: I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.
To remove something from the outer or top layer of. Example: 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. Example: I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel.
To remove one's clothing. Example: The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.
To move, separate (off or away). Example: The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.

noun

A stake.
A fence made of stakes; a stockade.
A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.

noun

A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.
A T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry.
The blade of an oar.

noun

An equal or match; a draw.
A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone.

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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