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peel off

  1. remove a thin outer covering or layer.
    "carefully peel away the wax paper"
  2. remove an item of clothing.
    "Suzy peeled off her white pullover"
    synonyms: take off, strip off, cast off, remove, discard, throw off, doff, divest oneself of
  3. (of a member of a formation, especially a flying formation) leave the formation by veering away to one side.
    "the pace was much too hot for Beris, and he peeled off after five laps"

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5 days ago · The meaning of PEEL OFF is to veer away from an airplane formation especially for diving or landing.
4 senses: 1. to remove or be removed by peeling 2. slang to undress 3. (of an aircraft) to turn away as by banking, and leave a.
adjective. designed to be peeled off from a backing or large sheet, usually of paper, before use; readied for use by peeling off: peel-off labels.
come off in flakes or thin small pieces. synonyms: flake, flake off, peel. see moresee less. type of: break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off.
8 days ago · PEEL AWAY/OFF meaning: 1. When vehicles, people, or animals peel away/off, they separate from the group or structure they…. Learn more.
: to speed away from a place in a car, on a motorcycle, etc. Dirt and gravel flew as he peeled out into the street.
(intransitive) To separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a ...
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpeel off phrasal verb1 peel something ↔ off to take your clothes off Tom peeled off his wet T-shirt and shorts.
v. 1. To strip some outer layer, surface, or covering away from something in thin strips or pieces: I peeled off the wrapping from my new CD case and took out ...
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