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

Unfortunately, the Who’s separation with Starkey was the equivalent of peeling off a child’s Band-Aid very slowly while the kid screams, putting the Band-Aid back on, and then doing it all over again. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025

The formula itself was thick and took a few coats to build up a layer that would peel off cleanly—the pre-peel shade looked much darker and glossier than the final result, which was a soft, natural stain. —The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 21 July 2025

The Denmark international is fond of peeling off to the right wing when attacking, looking to provide low crosses and pull-backs for team-mates. —Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 June 2025

Walk the first part of the boardwalk, then peel off on the Observation Point Trail to the switchback a half-mile up the hill. —Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 3 June 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