peel

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peel[1,transitive verb] peel[2,noun] chemical peel

Main Entry: ¹peel
Pronunciation: pl
Function: transitive verb
1 : to strip off an outer layer of
2 : to remove (as skin or a blemish) by stripping
intransitive verb
1 : to come off in sheets or scales <sunburned skin peels>
2 : to lose an outer layer (as of skin) <his face is peeling>