peel-off

Verbs

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

Synonyms

flake off peel flake desquamate

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