| peel off | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. peel off | peel off the outer layer of something. |
| ~ peel, pare, skin | strip the skin off.; "pare apples" |
| ~ exfoliate | remove the surface, in scales or laminae. |
| v. (body) | 2. peel off | take off, as with some difficulty.; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt" |
| ~ take off | remove clothes.; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here" |
| v. (motion) | 3. peel off | leave a formation. |
| ~ air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft.; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" |
| ~ curve, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer, cut | turn sharply; change direction abruptly.; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" |
| v. (contact) | 4. flake, flake off, peel, peel off | come off in flakes or thin small pieces.; "The paint in my house is peeling off" |
| ~ chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off | break off (a piece from a whole).; "Her tooth chipped" |
| v. (body) | 5. desquamate, peel off | peel off in scales.; "dry skin desquamates" |
| ~ exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.; "our dog sheds every Spring" |
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