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

The film peels off all this bravado to uncover the hollowness inside him and the grave consequences he’s inflicted on his friends and collaborators. —Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024

Beijing has also stepped up pressure on offshore islets that Taipei controls and, in January, peeled off Nauru, one of the archipelago’s few remaining diplomatic allies. —Bloomberg News, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024

Don’t paint over wallpaper that’s peeling off; otherwise, that layer of paint will eventually peel off right along with it. —Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024

In truth, the results of such foot exfoliating peeling masks are not for the fainthearted, as very thick, dry skin tends to peel off in layers. —Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 30 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1