peel :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the rind of a fruit or vegetable

v. come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"

v. strip the skin off; "pare apples"

undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

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hull

n. dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

skin, tegument, cutis

n. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

hide, pelt, skin

n. body covering of a living animal

desquamate, peel off

v. peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"

sheet

v. cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body"

scale

v. size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down"

shell

v. remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"

shuck

v. remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"

scalp

v. remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped"

scrape, grate

v. scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"

scratch, scrape, scratch up

v. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

clean, make clean

v. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"

cleanse

v. purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

clean, strip

v. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"

shave

v. remove body hair with a razor

plane

v. make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"

shave

v. touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"

husk, shell

v. remove the husks from; "husk corn"

clear

v. remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"

dispossess

v. deprive of the possession of real estate

dislodge, free

v. remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

rid, free, disembarrass

v. relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"

queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril

v. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

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fruit

n. the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

dress, dress up

v. dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"

dress, get dressed

v. put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"

overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out

v. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

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