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

Courthouse Butte Loop For a quieter adventure, start on Bell Rock Pathway, then peel off onto Courthouse Butte Loop about a half-mile from the parking lot. —Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025

The product looks like a bright blue film when applied, then, once dried, is peeled off to reveal a red, pink, or brown lip shade that stays on all day. —Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

Pupils and parents peeled off toward the first school before the remainder reached the group’s final stop. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025

So kids and adults alike can take a quick bathroom break without having to tramp through the interior, getting back to the outdoor activities of the day without peeling off muddy boots or clothes. —New Atlas, 4 Nov. 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