· peel off the outer layer of something
· take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"
Hypernym(s): take_off
· leave a formation
Hypernym(s): swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
· come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"
Synonym(s): peel, flake_off, flake
Hypernym(s): chip, chip_off, come_off, break_away, break_off
· peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"
Synonym(s): desquamate
Hypernym(s): shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough