peel off
verb
peeled off; peeling off; peels off
1
: to veer away from an airplane formation especially for diving or landing
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
With 20 unique designs featuring 32 nail strips, these strips are easy to put on and peel off.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In its final episode, Kayce (Luke Grimes) sold the ranch to the Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and the reservation, the cowboys peeled off and found new jobs, and Beth (Kelly Reilly) killed Jamie (Wes Bentley) before moving to a new ranch and starting over with Rip (Cole Hauser).
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The woman and her husband were standing outside the Acura and about to put a second child in the back seat when Mohamed jumped into the vehicle and peeled off, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
The gap between Cruz and Trump suggests that Allred’s campaign did peel off some conservative Texans, and that Cruz was a drag on the Republican ticket — but not nearly to the extent that Democrats would have needed to win.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In its final episode, Kayce (Luke Grimes) sold the ranch to the Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and the reservation, the cowboys peeled off and found new jobs, and Beth (Kelly Reilly) killed Jamie (Wes Bentley) before moving to a new ranch and starting over with Rip (Cole Hauser).
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
The woman and her husband were standing outside the Acura and about to put a second child in the back seat when Mohamed jumped into the vehicle and peeled off, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
The gap between Cruz and Trump suggests that Allred’s campaign did peel off some conservative Texans, and that Cruz was a drag on the Republican ticket — but not nearly to the extent that Democrats would have needed to win.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Peel off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peel%20off. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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