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 of peel off

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

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

But Republicans are hoping to peel off more support on Thursday. —CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

The investigator noted skin was peeling off her face. —Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

Layers of sweat-wicking long sleeves were peeled off, and sunscreen was reapplied. —Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026

The indictment claims Sun allegedly set up the dummy servers again, using a hair dryer to peel off labels and serial-number stickers, which was captured on surveillance cameras. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026

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