peel off

Verb
  1. Peel off the outer layer of something (synset 201265779)
    is a type of: pare, peel, skin - strip the skin off
    subtypes: exfoliate - remove the surface, in scales or laminae
  2. Take off, as with some difficulty (synset 200050032)
    "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"
    is a type of: take off - remove clothes
  3. Leave a formation (synset 202037548)
    referred to in: air, air travel, aviation - travel via aircraft
    is a type of: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer - turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  4. Come off in flakes or thin small pieces (synset 201262515)
    "The paint in my house is peeling off"
    is a type of: break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off - break off (a piece from a whole)
    same as: flake, flake off, peel
  5. Peel off in scales (synset 200009485)
    "dry skin desquamates"
    is a type of: exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough - cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    same as: desquamate

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