The difference between Peel and Zest
When used as nouns, peel means the skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc, whereas zest means the outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
When used as verbs, peel means to remove the skin or outer covering of, whereas zest means to scrape the zest from a fruit.
check bellow for the other definitions of Peel and Zest
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Peel as a verb (transitive):
To remove the skin or outer covering of.
Examples:
"I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her."
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Peel as a verb (transitive):
To remove something from the outer or top layer of.
Examples:
"I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily."
"We peeled the old wallpaper off in strips where it was hanging loose."
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Peel as a verb (intransitive):
To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
Examples:
"I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel."
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Peel as a verb (intransitive):
To remove one's clothing.
Examples:
"The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in."
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Peel as a verb (intransitive):
To move, separate (off or away).
Examples:
"The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines."
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Peel as a noun (usually, uncountable):
The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
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Peel as a noun (countable, rugby):
The action of peeling away from a formation.
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Peel as a noun (countable):
A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or to exfoliate.
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Peel as a noun (obsolete):
A stake.
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Peel as a noun (obsolete):
A fence made of stakes; a stockade.
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Peel as a noun (archaic):
A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.
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Peel as a noun:
A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.
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Peel as a noun:
A T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry.
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Peel as a noun (archaic, US):
The blade of an oar.
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Peel as a noun (Scotland, curling):
An equal or match; a draw.
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Peel as a noun (curling):
A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone.
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Peel as a verb (curling):
To play a peel shot.
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Peel as a verb (croquet):
To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).
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Peel as a verb:
to sound loudly.
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Peel as a verb (archaic, transitive):
To plunder; to pillage, rob.
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Zest as a noun:
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
Examples:
"The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish."
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Zest as a noun:
General vibrance of flavour.
Examples:
"I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling."
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Zest as a noun (by extension):
Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
Examples:
"w Auntie Mame had a real zest for life."
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Zest as a noun (rare):
The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
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Zest as a verb (cooking):
To scrape the zest from a fruit.
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Zest as a verb:
To make more zesty.