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A man peeling an orange   peel    /ˈpiːl/   verb 1 [+ object] : to remove the skin from (a fruit, vegetable, etc.) peel an apple peel the cucumbers 2 always followed by an adverb or preposition, [+ object] : to remove (a covering, shell, etc.) from something They peeled back the sheet to display the new sculpture. — often + from An animal had peeled the bark from the tree. We had to peel the wallpaper from the wall. — often + off (informal) Guests peeled off [=took off] their wet coats by the door. They peeled the old wallpaper off. 3 [no object] a : to come off in pieces The paint is peeling (off). She got sunburned and the skin on her back is peeling (off). b : to lose an outer layer of skin, bark, etc. She got sunburned and her back is peeling.