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."
To play a peel shot.
To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).
To plunder; to pillage, rob.
With the outermost layer or skin removed.
Example: "He stirred the campfire stew with a peeled stick, so the bark wouldn't get in it."