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Definition of peel off phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

peel off

phrasal verb
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peel off
  1. to leave a group of vehicles, aircraft, etc. and turn to one side
    • The leading car in the motorcade peeled off to the right.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPeel off is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • bark
    • plaster
    • wallpaper
    • …
    See full entry
peel off | peel (something) off
  1. (informal) to remove some or all of your clothes
    • You look hot—why don't you peel off?
    • He peeled off his shirt.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPeel off is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • bark
    • plaster
    • wallpaper
    • …
    See full entry
See peel off in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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