Synonyms of peel off

Verb


1. peel off, skin, peel, pare

usage: peel off the outer layer of something

2. peel off, take off

usage: take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"

3. peel off, swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut

usage: leave a formation

4. peel off, peel, flake off, flake, chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off

usage: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"

5. desquamate, peel off, shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough

usage: peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"

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