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

Its neighbor on the opposite side, at 1323 Flatbush, remained standing, but the party wall between the two had been cleanly peeled off, revealing an uncanny dollhouse view of the relatively intact apartments inside. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2026

The crowd is in constant flux, peeling off and joining in depending on what the song queue has in store. — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Trump voters were not as united around Marshall, with 9% of them peeling off for Hamilton. — Elizabeth Schreier, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Handsink nearest kitchen entrance from seating area damaged and peeling off of wall. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 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