peel off

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}]
    

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "peel off":
      barnstorm, carry away, come apart, come off, come undone,
      come unstuck, control, copilot, crack up, disintegrate, drive,
      fall off, fall to pieces, fly, fly apart, get loose, give way,
      go to pieces, manipulate, pilot, solo, spring apart, start,
      unravel