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Verb
S:
(v)
peel off
(peel off the outer layer of something)
S:
(v)
peel off
(take off, as with some difficulty)
"He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"
S:
(v)
peel off
(leave a formation)
S:
(v)
peel off
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peel
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flake off
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flake
(come off in flakes or thin small pieces)
"The paint in my house is peeling off"
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(v)
desquamate
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peel off
(peel off in scales)
"dry skin desquamates"