peel off

English Thesaurus

1. peel off in scales (verb.body)

hypernym	:	exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough,
definition	:	cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers (verb.body)

2. take off, as with some difficulty (verb.body)

hypernym	:	take off,
definition	:	remove clothes (verb.body)

3. come off in flakes or thin small pieces (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off,
definition	:	break off (a piece from a whole) (verb.contact)

4. peel off the outer layer of something (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	pare, peel, skin,
definition	:	strip the skin off (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	exfoliate,
definition	:	remove the surface, in scales or laminae (verb.contact)

5. leave a formation (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer,
definition	:	turn sharply; change direction abruptly (verb.motion)

domain category	:	air, air travel, aviation,
definition	:	travel via aircraft (noun.act)

6. peel off in scales (verb.body)

derivation	:	desquamation, peeling, shedding,
definition	:	loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales (noun.phenomenon)

7. come off in flakes or thin small pieces (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap,
definition	:	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)

derivation	:	desquamation, peeling, shedding,
definition	:	loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales (noun.phenomenon)

8. peel off in scales (verb.body)

derivation	:	desquamation, peeling, shedding,
definition	:	loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales (noun.phenomenon)

9. come off in flakes or thin small pieces (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap,
definition	:	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)

derivation	:	desquamation, peeling, shedding,
definition	:	loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales (noun.phenomenon)