Real Dictionary

peel
uncountable noun: The peel of a fruit such as a lemon or an apple is its skin.

Peel in American English
Sir Robert1788-1850; Brit. statesman: prime minister (1834-35; 1841-46)

peel in American English 1
the rind or skin of fruit
to cut away or strip off (the rind, skin, covering, surface, etc.) of (anything); pare
to shed skin, bark, etc.
intransitive verb: to come off; become separated
transitive verb: to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc

peel in American English 2
a long shovel-like tool used by bakers for moving bread into and out of the ovens
noun: a shovellike implement for putting bread, pies, etc., into the oven or taking them out

peel in American English 3
a fortified house or tower of a type built during the 16th cent. on the border between Scotland and England
noun: a small fortified tower for residence or for use during an attack, common in the border counties of England and Scotland in the 16th century

Peel in British English
noun: John, real name John Robert Parker Ravenscroft. 1939–2004, British broadcaster; presented his influential Radio 1 music programme (1967–2004) and Radio 4's Home Truths (1998–2004)

peel in British English 1
verb: to remove (the skin, rind, outer covering, etc) of (a fruit, egg, etc)

peel in British English 2
noun: a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven

peel in British English 3
noun: (in Britain) a fortified tower of the 16th century on the borders between England and Scotland, built to withstand raids