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Peeked vs Peeled - What's the difference?

peeked | peeled |

As verbs the difference between peeked and peeled

is that peeked is past tense of peek while peeled is past tense of peel.

As an adjective peeled is

with the outermost layer removed.

peeked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (peek)

    • peek

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) *, probably a fusion of peep and keek.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
  • To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
  • * 2012 , Rachel Kramer Bussel, Going Down: Oral Sex Stories (ISBN 1573447978):
    • A pale strip of white skin peeked out from under his waistband.
  • * 2012 , Michelle Monkou, If I Had You (ISBN 1459223284):
    • Her brown skin peeked through the empty gap in her clothing.
  • (computing) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
  • * 2006 , Gary Willoughby, PureBasic: A Beginner's Guide to Computer Programming (page 279)
    • We are peeking the value from the first index's memory location.

    Related terms

    * sneak peek

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * * *

    peeled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • With the outermost layer removed.
    • The peeled fruit quickly turned brown.
    He stir the campfire stew with a peeled stick, so the bark wouldn't get in it.

    Derived terms

    * keep one's eyes peeled

    Verb

    (head)
  • (peel)