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

Once a certain shape is cut all the way around, peel off the backing of the adhesive sheet and place a piece of scrap fabric over the shape. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026

Bill Ackman peels off his suit jacket in the afternoon sunshine, and hands it to a chauffeur parked outside his office in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Octavia Spencer immediately peels off her jacket after entering the room and realizing there are no cameras present for our interview. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

In five of the spots, the dark blue Pipeliner 5000 coating had peeled off to reveal more of the same material. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 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