The act of removing the outer surface in strips. / Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.

present participle of peel

plural of peeling

(transitive) To remove the skin or outer covering of. / (transitive) To remove something from the outer or top layer of.

(usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. / (countable, rugby) The action of peeling away from a formation.

(obsolete) A stake. / (obsolete) A fence made of stakes; a stockade. / (archaic) A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.

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.

(Scotland, curling) An equal or match; a draw. / (curling) A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone.

(curling) To play a peel shot.

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