pellen

Definitions of pellen
  1. verb
    peel off in scales
    synonyms: afpellen
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    ruien, uitval, uitvallen, verharen
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  2. verb
    remove the husks from
    synonyms: afpellen, doppen, ontbolsteren, peulen
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    afhalen, losmaken, nemen, ontdoen, verwijderen, wegdoen, weghalen, wegnemen
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  3. verb
    remove from its shell or outer covering
    synonyms: afpellen, doppen, ontbolsteren, peulen
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    afhalen, losmaken, nemen, ontdoen, verwijderen, wegdoen, weghalen, wegnemen
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  4. verb
    come off in flakes or thin small pieces
    synonyms: afbladderen, afpellen, afschilferen, bladderen, schilferen, verschilferen
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    afbreken, afgaan, afweken, losbeitelen, losgaan, loskomen, loslaten, losraken, losscheuren, losweken
    break off (a piece from a whole)
  5. verb
    strip the skin off
    synonyms: afpellen, afschillen, ontvellen, schillen, vervellen
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    type of:
    afhalen, stropen
    remove the surface from
  6. verb
    remove the bark of a tree
    synonyms: afpellen
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    type of:
    afhalen, stropen
    remove the surface from
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