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

• 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

Honest questions about food safety, illustrated Citing the cucumber recall, Schaffner says people may wonder about peeling off the wax coating. —Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024

Unwrap the beets and peel off the skins with a towel once cooled. —Julia Levy, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024

For Republicans who seek to peel off only a fragment of the Latino vote, that approach can yield positive results. —Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024

As the clock wound down on the Ravens’ first loss in six weeks, quarterback Lamar Jackson peeled off his helmet and sent it thundering toward the grass of Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland. —Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1