peel-v; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: Strip the skin off of a (formerly) living thing.

Commentary: Includes: PEEL OFF Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] PEEL NP2[patient] NP1[agent] PEEL OFF NP2[attribute] PP{P NP[patient]}

Examples:
He peeled the apple before eating it.
She peeled off every bit of the mango's skin to get rid of the pesticides.
Workers peel off the skin from the pigs after scalding them; it's a
horrific process.

Mappings:
VerbNet: pit-10.7
FrameNet: Emptying
PropBank: peel.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
peel_off 1

Sense Number 2: Come off it flakes or small pieces.

Commentary:
NOTE: May be metaphorical. Includes: PEEL OFF. PEEL AWAY Syntax Is: NP1[patient] PEEL (PP{P NP[location]})

Examples:
The paint in my house is peeling off.
Sunburned skin peeled from her shoulders.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
peel_off 5

Sense Number 3: (Cause to) reduce or diminish, possibly leaving an underlying structure in place.

Commentary: Includes: PEEL OFF, PEEL AWAY Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] PEEL NP2[patient[abstract]] NP1[patient[abstract]] PEEL

Examples:
Rates haven't peeled off that much this past quarter.
Layers of management will peel away, leaving autonomous regional
offices.
We're peeling away much of our corporate structure.
Peel away the BS and he doesn't really have much to say.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: peel.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
peel_off 3

Sense Number 4: PEEL OFF: undress; remove clothing.

Commentary: Is: PEEL OFF

Examples:
He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt.
She peeled off her dress and slip and took a shower.
You can't just peel off your clothing in public!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
peel_off 2

Sense Number 5: Squeal the tires of a car while starting motion.

Commentary: Includes: PEEL OUT, PEEL OFF

Examples:
She took off running to a car that was waiting and they peeled out of the parking lot.
He peeled off the median and sped away.
Don't peel out - it wears away your tires.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 6: Remove one's attention or perception from.

Examples:
Peel yourself away from the videogame for a second and listen to me!
She couldn't peel her eyes away from the television.
I can't seem to peel my attention from this task.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 7: PEEL ONE'S EYES (FOR): become or remain attentive.

Commentary: Is: PEEL ONE'S EYES (FOR)
NOTE: Be really careful not to annotate adjectival uses.

Examples:
Workers should peel their eyes for errors on the line.
Peel your eyes, boys. The enemy is coming.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM