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unpeel

unpeel verb: to remove the peel from something; to peel.

Verb

unpeel (third-person singular simple present unpeels, present participle unpeeling, simple past and past participle unpeeled)

  1. (transitive) To remove the peel from something; to peel.
    • She is having trouble unpeeling an orange.
    • Or he might be chatting amiably with a stroke victim or a potted plant. He might be unpeeling the invisible piece of fruit that occupied his attention hour after hour. He might be sleeping.2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
  2. (transitive) To unwind something.

Forms of unpeel

third-person singular presentunpeels
present participleunpeeling
past participleunpeeled
pastunpeeled

Origin of unpeel

From un- + peel.

Questions about unpeel

What does unpeel mean?
Unpeel means to remove the peel from something; to peel.
What part of speech is unpeel?
Unpeel is a verb.
What is the past tense of unpeel?
The past tense of unpeel is unpeeled.

Words near unpeel in the dictionary

  1. unpedestalling
  2. unpedestals
  3. unpedestrianized
  4. unpedicured
  5. unpedigreed
  6. unpeel
  7. unpeelable
  8. unpeeled
  9. unpeeling
  10. unpeels
  11. unpeer

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