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

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
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Simply place them sticky side down over your cheekbones, dab the patches with a wet towel for 60 seconds (like a temporary tattoo of yore), and peel off to reveal a glittering look. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025 Critics note the time and effort needed to remove stubborn labels—after all, few things are more irritating than peeling off a label and being met with sticky residue. Caelan McMichael, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025 This culminated in Malen’s first goal, with Boubacar Kamara playing an exceptional through ball into the Netherlands international’s path, having peeled off Burnley centre-back Maxime Esteve. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 That means the messaging — and who can peel off the blame-everyone-equally crowd — is going to be key in ending this impasse. The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peel off

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of peel off was in 1941

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“Peel off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peel%20off. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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