ALL meanings of peel off
peel off
P p - adjective peel off 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. 1
- verb with object peel off to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange. 1
- verb with object peel off to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something: to peel paint from a car. 1
- verb with object peel off Croquet. to cause (another player's ball) to go through a wicket. 1
- verb without object peel off (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off; become separated. 1
- verb without object peel off to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc. 1
- verb without object peel off Informal. to undress. 1
- verb without object peel off Metallurgy. (of a malleable iron casting) to lose, or tend to lose, the outer layer. 1
- noun peel off the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc. 1
- noun peel off Metallurgy. the presence of a brittle outer layer on a malleable iron casting. 1
- transitivephrasal verb peel off remove: fruit skin 1
- idioms peel off keep one's eyes peeled, Informal. to watch closely or carefully; be alert: Keep your eyes peeled for a gas station. 1
- transitivephrasal verb peel off remove: layer by layer 1
- intransitivephrasal verb peel off skin, paint: flake 1
- intransitivephrasal verb peel off leave a group 1
- phrasal verb peel off If you peel off a tight piece of clothing, you take it off, especially by turning it inside out. 0
- verb peel off to remove or be removed by peeling 0
- verb peel off to undress 0
- verb peel off (of an aircraft) to turn away as by banking, and leave a formation 0
- verb peel off to go away or cause to go away 0
- noun peel off to veer away from a flight formation in an abrupt maneuver 0
- noun peel off to depart; leave 0
- noun peel off to go in another direction 0