peel off
Detach by pulling
Peel off means to remove by peeling, or to separate from a group or formation.
You peel off a label, a layer of clothing, or dead skin.
Aircraft peel off from formation; a cyclist peels off from the pack.
She peeled off her wet socks.
Two fighters peeled off to intercept the bombers.
The phrase suggests smooth, deliberate separation.
Narrow elongated piece
- pareRemove outer layer
- skinBody's outer layer
- shedCast off naturally
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
scrape · exfoliate · husk · shuck · molt · flake · unwrap · decorticate
To separate from
- break awaySeparate suddenly from
- divergeSeparate into directions
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- unstickFree from adhesion
pull away · come apart · decouple · disentangle · extricate · unfasten · depart · disjoin
strip
Narrow elongated piece
slough · scrape · exfoliate · husk · shuck · molt · flake · unwrap · decorticate · abrade
detach
To separate from
- break awaySeparate suddenly from
- divergeSeparate into directions
- disengageBreak free from attachment
unstick · pull away · come apart · decouple · disentangle · extricate · unfasten · depart · disjoin