Search Result for "peel off":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. peel off the outer layer of something;

2. take off, as with some difficulty;
- Example: "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"

3. leave a formation;

4. come off in flakes or thin small pieces;
- Example: "The paint in my house is peeling off"
[syn: peel off, peel, flake off, flake]

5. peel off in scales;
- Example: "dry skin desquamates"
[syn: desquamate, peel off]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

peel off
    v 1: peel off the outer layer of something
    2: take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his blood-
       soaked shirt"
    3: leave a formation
    4: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my
       house is peeling off" [syn: peel off, peel, flake off,
       flake]
    5: peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" [syn:
       desquamate, peel off]