peel
/piːl/verb
उच्चारण पील
छीलना, छिलका उतारना
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Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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[T] ~ sth
to take the skin off fruit, vegetables or other things
छीलना, छिलका उतारना
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes.
- She peeled the orange with one hand.
- Peel the banana and share it with your brother.
+ 3 more examples
- She peeled the mangoes and put them in a bowl.
- Peel off the sticker before you wash the bottle.
- Mother peeled the garlic and chopped it.
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[I] ~ (off)
(of skin, paint or paper) to come off in strips or small pieces
(त्वचा, पेंट) उतरना, छूटना, पपड़ी बनकर गिरना
- The paint was peeling off the walls.
- My nose peeled after a day in the sun.
- The wallpaper has started to peel in the corner.
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- His skin peeled after the long exposure to sun.
- The old paint peels off the door every monsoon.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
peel + object (with a knife / by hand)
To peel is to remove the skin of fruit or vegetables; the tool is introduced with with.
'Peel' का अर्थ फल या सब्ज़ी का छिलका उतारना है; औज़ार के लिए 'with' आता है।
- Radhika peeled the mango with a small knife.
- Peel the onions before slicing them.
peel off / peel away (come off)
Skin, paint or paper that comes off in strips is said to peel off.
जो त्वचा, रंग या कागज़ पट्टियों में उतरता है उसके लिए 'peel off' कहा जाता है।
- The paint is peeling off the walls.
- His skin started peeling after the sunburn.
keep your eyes peeled (for)
This idiom means to watch carefully for someone or something; peeled is a participle.
यह मुहावरा किसी की सावधानी से प्रतीक्षा करने का अर्थ देता है; यहाँ 'peeled' participle है।
- Keep your eyes peeled for the number 7 bus.
peel (noun: skin of fruit)
As a noun, peel is the thick skin of fruit like oranges and lemons, usually uncountable.
Noun के रूप में 'peel' संतरे और नींबू जैसे फलों का मोटा छिलका है, जो प्रायः uncountable है।
- Orange peel is used in some desserts.
+Collocations 4
peel + object
an orangepotatoesan applea bananagarlic
- She peeled the garlic for the curry.
peel + noun
orange peellemon peelpotato peelbanana peel
- A banana peel on the road can cause a fall.
peel + particle
offawaybackdown
- He peeled back the label to read the price.
adverb + peel
easilycarefullythinlybadly
- Boiled eggs peel easily if you cool them first.
“More examples 7
- My uncle can peel an apple in one long ribbon.
मेरे चाचा सेब का छिलका एक लंबी पट्टी में उतार सकते हैं।
- The wall paint began to peel after the monsoon.
मानसून के बाद दीवार का रंग उखड़ने लगा।
- Radhika peeled the orange and shared it with her friends.
राधिका ने संतरा छीलकर अपने दोस्तों के साथ बाँटा।
- Keep your eyes peeled; the guide will appear any moment.
नज़र बनाए रखो; गाइड किसी भी क्षण दिख जाएगा।
- After a week at the beach, his nose started to peel.
समुद्र तट पर एक सप्ताह रहने के बाद उसकी नाक की त्वचा उतरने लगी।
- The cook peeled and chopped a kilo of onions for the feast.
रसोइये ने दावत के लिए एक किलो प्याज़ छीलकर काटे।
- Sunburnt skin often peels after a few days.
धूप से झुलसी त्वचा अक्सर कुछ दिनों बाद उतरने लगती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She peeled the mango by a knife.
✓ She peeled the mango with a knife.
A tool is introduced with with, not by.
औज़ार के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ The paint is peeling out from the wall.
✓ The paint is peeling off the wall.
The particle is off for something coming away from a surface.
सतह से उखड़ने के लिए particle 'off' आता है।
✗ Keep your eyes peel for a taxi.
✓ Keep your eyes peeled for a taxi.
The idiom uses the past participle peeled.
मुहावरे में past participle 'peeled' आता है।
→Phrasal verbs 2
peel off
to remove a piece of clothing; (of a vehicle or aircraft) to leave a group and go in another direction
(कपड़ा) उतारना; (वाहन, विमान) समूह से अलग हो जाना
- He peeled off his wet shirt.
- The jets peeled off one by one.
keep your eyes peeled (for sb/sth)
to watch carefully for somebody or something
नज़र गड़ाए रखना, चौकन्ना रहना
- Keep your eyes peeled for the bus stop.
◇Word family
?Which word?
peel or peal?
Peel is the skin of a fruit, or to remove it. Peal, pronounced the same, is the loud ringing of bells or a burst of sound: 'a peal of laughter', 'a peal of thunder'. 'Keep your eyes peeled' uses peel.
Peel फल का छिलका है, या उसे उतारना। Peal, जिसकी pronunciation एक जैसी है, घंटों की ज़ोरदार आवाज़ या ध्वनि का झोंका है: 'a peal of laughter', 'a peal of thunder'। 'Keep your eyes peeled' में peel है।
Homophone, asked often: peel (skin) and peal (ringing).
Homophone में अक्सर पूछा जाता है: peel (छिलका) और peal (घंटे की आवाज़)।
Keep the skin words: peel (fruit), rind (cheese, bacon, melon), husk (grain), shell (nut, egg), bark (tree).
छिलके के शब्द याद रखिए: peel (फल), rind (पनीर, तरबूज़), husk (अनाज), shell (मेवा, अंडा), bark (पेड़)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Keep your eyes peeled.
Idiom: keep your eyes peeled (आँखें खुली रखना, यानी बहुत सावधानी से देखते रहना)। जैसे: 'Keep your eyes peeled for the bus'।