appel

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UK/əˈpɛl/US/ɑˈpɛl/

noun

An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.

OriginFrench appel →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

appel1

nounappel (plural appels)

plural appels

  1. fencingAn act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.
verbappel (third-person singular simple present appels, present participle appelling, simple past and past participle appelled)

present singular third person appels · participle present appelling · participle past appelled · past appelled

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of appeal.

appel2

nounappel (plural appels)

plural appels

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of apple.

Appel3

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

appel · noun, verb

  1. Frenchappel
  2. Englishappel

Borrowed from French appel. Doublet of appeal.

More words from French

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appel · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Translations

Finnish apelli
  • apellifencing movement

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with appel

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Anagrams

applePapel
Cite this entry
APA

appel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appel

MLA

“appel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appel.

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