Peeled

//piːld// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of peel form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    With the outermost layer or skin removed. not-comparable

    "The peeled fruit quickly turned brown."

  2. 2
    Having a peel; (in combination) having the specified type of peel. not-comparable, rare

    "Genova lemons average 8-10 sections and 5-6 seeds. They are thick-peeled and acid. Thin-peeled fruit at right was cured about 10 days."

  3. 3
    Dieted down such as having attained a peak contrast of trained muscle volume. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    (used informally) completely unclothed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
baldbarebare-assbare-asseddenudedexposed

Example

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"Keep your eyes peeled for a taxi!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From peel (verb) + -ed (suffix forming past tenses).

Etymology 2

From peel (noun) + -ed (“having”).

Related phrases

keep one's eyes peeled

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