[{"word":"peeling","phonetic":"/ˈpiːlɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpiːlɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To remove the skin or outer covering of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her."},{"definition":"To remove something from the outer or top layer of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily."},{"definition":"To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel."},{"definition":"To remove one's clothing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in."},{"definition":"To move, separate (off or away).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines."}],"synonyms":["disrobe","strip","skin","strip"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To play a peel shot.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To plunder; to pillage, rob.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of removing the outer surface in strips.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She flavored the broth with vegetable peelings."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peel","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peeling"]}]