peels off
Removes outer layer
Peels off means to separate or detach from a surface, like removing a sticker or shedding skin: The paint is peeling off the wall.
It also describes breaking away from a group or formation: One fighter jet peeled off to pursue the target.
In casual use, to peel off clothing is to remove it: She peeled off her wet socks.
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- strips downRemoves outer covering
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
- dead skinDiscarded epidermal cells
- splitSeparation into parts
chip · flake · exfoliate · layer by layer · breakaway · molt · diverge · detach · tear · veer · pulls away · unstick · shed · walks away · falls apart · dislodge · rind · erode