PEELING

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.