(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
The ~ of a fruit such as a lemon or an apple is its skin.
...grated lemon ~.
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You can also refer to a ~. (AM)
...a banana ~.
N-COUNT
2.
When you ~ fruit or vegetables, you remove their skins.
She sat down in the kitchen and began ~ing potatoes.
VERB: V n
3.
If you ~ off something that has been sticking to a surface or if it ~s off, it comes away from the surface.
One of the kids was ~ing plaster off the wall...
It took me two days to ~ off the labels...
Paint was ~ing off the walls...
The wallpaper was ~ing away close to the ceiling.
...an unrenovated bungalow with slightly ~ing blue paint.
VERB: V n off/from n, V n with off/away , V off/from n, V off/away , V-ing
4.
If a surface is ~ing, the paint on it is coming away.
Its once-elegant white pillars are ~ing.
VERB: usu cont, V
5.
If you are ~ing or if your skin is ~ing, small pieces of skin are coming off, usually because you have been burned by the sun.
His face, at the moment, was ~ing from sunburn.
VERB: usu cont, V