peel off
verb
peeled off; peeling off; peels off
1
: to veer away from an airplane formation especially for diving or landing
Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
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
Then peel off foil and break into bark-like pieces.
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
Those who actually had a moral compass and sensed something was wrong soon peeled off, leaving a core crew who drifted — or perhaps dived — into trouble.
—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
In some rare cases, patients' skin blisters and peels off.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
But when the bodies were peeled off the pile, the ball was generously and inexplicably placed several inches forward, giving the Steelers a first down — and the victory.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Scalise had been laboring to peel off more than 100 votes, mostly from those who backed Jordan.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
Paint began peeling off the pink and yellow buildings.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
The machine dried evenly on every rack, and the food peeled off easily after dehydration.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
Now, as Biden struggles to inspire the left, Democrats are getting nervous that West could peel off just enough votes to matter in a close election.
—TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
Those who actually had a moral compass and sensed something was wrong soon peeled off, leaving a core crew who drifted — or perhaps dived — into trouble.
—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
In some rare cases, patients' skin blisters and peels off.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
But when the bodies were peeled off the pile, the ball was generously and inexplicably placed several inches forward, giving the Steelers a first down — and the victory.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Scalise had been laboring to peel off more than 100 votes, mostly from those who backed Jordan.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
Paint began peeling off the pink and yellow buildings.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
The machine dried evenly on every rack, and the food peeled off easily after dehydration.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
Now, as Biden struggles to inspire the left, Democrats are getting nervous that West could peel off just enough votes to matter in a close election.
—TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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