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peal/peel

peal (pēl)

Noun

    • A ringing of a set of bells, especially a change or set of changes rung on bells.
    • A set of bells tuned to each other; a chime.
    • A loud burst of noise: peals of laughter.

Verb. pealed, pealing, peals.

Verb. Intransitive

    • To sound in a peal; ring.

Verb. Transitive

    • To sound loudly and sonorously.

peel (pēl)

Noun

    • The skin or rind of certain fruits and vegetables.
    • A long-handled, shovel like tool used by bakers to move bread or pastries into and out of an oven.

Verb. peeled, peeling, peels.

Verb. Transitive

    • To strip or cut away the skin, rind, or bark from; pare.
    • To strip away; pull off: peeled the label from the jar.

 

Verb. Intransitive

    • To lose or shed skin, bark, or other covering.
    • To come off in thin strips or pieces, as bark, skin, or paint: Her sunburned skin began to peel.

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