peel off

verb

peeled off; peeling off; peels off

intransitive verb

1

: to veer away from an airplane formation especially for diving or landing

2

: depart, leave

Synonyms

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• get off
• pull out
• walk out
• push off
• take a walk
• run along
• cut out
• bail out
• go off
• dig out
• push on
• clear off [chiefly British]
• clear out
• escape
• shove (off)
• evacuate
• take off
• step (along)

Examples of peel off in a Sentence

it's rude to peel off like that without thanking your host

peeled off the wet clothes and tossed them over the shower rod

Recent Examples on the Web

Yungblud joined the pair at the front of the stage for the final chorus while Perry peeled off a solo. —Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025

Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station. —Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Universal opted to spend several scenes with the paranormal investigator whose face peels off in the bathroom mirror — a minor character in the story with a high gore factor. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025

When the screams faded away, Monica Santana and Maria Lema, who had driven down from Waukegan to scream, peeled off. —Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for peel off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff