peel off

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peel something off (of) (something) and peel something off from something

to remove the outside surface layer from something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) She carefully peeled the skin off the apple. She peeled off the apple's skin.

See also: peel

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He grasped the hatchet quickly to peel off the bark and shape the wood. The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context "Look here, Skinny Philander," he said, in belligerent tones, "if you are lookin' for a scrap, peel off your coat and come on down on the ground, and I'll punch your head just as I did sixty years ago in the alley back of Porky Evans' barn. Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context The more we peeled, the more peel there seemed to be left on; by the time we had got all the peel off and all the eyes out, there was no potato left - at least none worth speaking of. Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context			pay way pea pea-brained peace peace of mind peach peal out peanut pearl peck peck at peck up pedal pedestal peek peek at peek in peek out peek out of peek over peek through peek under peel peel away peel back peel off peel out peep peep at peep in peep out peep over peep through peep under peer peer about peer at peer in peer out at peer over peer through peer under peeve peg peg as peg down peg out pell-mell pelt pelt down pelt with			Peel Career Assessment Services, Inc Peel Choral Society Peel Committee Against Woman Abuse Peel Committee on Sexual Assault Peel Community Development Group Peel Criminal Lawyers Association Peel Deveined Peel District School Board Peel Environmental Youth Alliance Peel Halton Acquired Brain Injury Services Peel Halton Dufferin Training Board Peel Halton Select Soccer League Peel Halton Youth Basketball Association Peel Health Campus Foundation Peel HIV/AIDS Network Peel International Baptist Church Peel International Education Alliance Peel Island Peel Island, Queensland Peel Junior Soccer Association PEEL Logic Architectural Compiler and Editor Peel Memorial Hospital Peel Mental Health Housing Coalition Peel Newcomer Strategy Group peel off peel off from peel out Peel Police Services Board Peel Regional Police Association Peel Regional Police Department Peel River Peel River Peel Student Presidents' Council Peel Summer Academy peel test peel thrust Peel tower Peel tower Peel tower Peel tower Peel towers Peel towers Peel towers Peel towers Peel Valley Credit Union Peel Watershed Planning Commission Peel, Emma Peel, Robert Peel, Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel, Sir Robert, 2nd Baronet peel-back

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