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: to leave a formation; of airplanes

4: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my

house is peeling off" [syn: {peel}, {flake off}, {flake}]

5: peel off in scales; of skin [syn: {desquamate}]