Defenition of the word peel off

• Defenition of the word peel off

  • peel off in scales; of skin
  • take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"
  • peel off the outer layer of something
  • to leave a formation; of airplanes
  • come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"
  • peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"
  • leave a formation
  • peel off in scales
  • take off, as with some difficulty
  • come off in flakes or thin small pieces

Synonyms for the word peel off

• • desquamate
  • flake
  • flake off
  • peel

Hyponyms for the word peel off

• • exfoliate

Hypernyms for the word peel off

• • break away
  • break off
  • chip
  • chip off
  • come off
  • curve
  • cut
  • exuviate
  • molt
  • moult
  • pare
  • peel
  • shed
  • sheer
  • skin
  • slew
  • slough
  • slue
  • swerve
  • take off
  • trend
  • veer

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