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Meanings of
peel off
in English
Portuguese
descamar-se
Catalan
descamar-se
Spanish
descamar
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Peel off in scales.
desquamate
Portuguese
descamar-se
Come off in flakes or thin small pieces.
peel
flake
flake off
Synonyms
Examples for "
peel
"
peel
flake
flake off
Examples for "
peel
"
1
Either way, make sure your
peel
measures at least sixteen inches across.
2
I
peel
from the station's lot and turn onto a main road.
3
This year, I used sultanas, candied
peel
and a little extra spice.
4
By sparking competition among them, we managed to
peel
back some layers.
5
Scrub the carrots clean under running water, no need to
peel
them.
1
After 10 days, my feet were finally
flake
free and silky soft.
2
I immediately let go of the
flake
,
and again heard that sound.
3
She smiled at the ticket-chopper and dropped the
flake
into the box.
4
He began pressing with the antler along the edge of the
flake
.
5
Any frescoes were good when they started to peel and
flake
off.
1
Any frescoes were good when they started to peel and
flake
off
.
2
I glanced up, cringing, expecting to see plaster
flake
off
the ceiling.
3
They
flake
off
,
taking the metal with them, so the surface just dissolves away.
4
We were two or three pitches up when he pulled a man-sized
flake
off
.
5
Ali's skin had begun to
flake
off
in thick curls.
Usage of
peel off
in English
1
It took only a second to
peel
off
her jeans and sweater.
2
I don't think you just
peel
off
the network and sell it.
3
Wash them clean,
peel
off
the skin, and cut off the stalks.
4
Remove from the oven, leave to cool slightly,
peel
off
the skin.
5
I was sure Binny would
peel
off
when I turned onto Franklin.
6
We can easily
peel
off
all the sheets we need, I guess.
7
Four
peel
off
and vanish round the other side of the slope.
8
You can't
peel
off
the unpleasant parts and call them something else.
9
Even more so once you
peel
off
the unsightly Energy Star sticker.
10
Invert onto a wire rack to cool and
peel
off
the parchment.
11
Unmold onto a clean cutting board and
peel
off
the plastic wrap.
12
But at night they
peel
off
their skin and go hunting kids.
13
I
peel
off
my shoes and socks and sit at its edge.
14
I
peel
off
my mother's blue dress and take a hot shower.
15
Crack and
peel
off
the skins, then cut each egg in half.
16
Boil the tongue in salted water till the outer skin will
peel
off
.
Other examples for "peel off"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
peel
off
peel
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
peel off
Portuguese
descamar-se
Catalan
descamar-se
Spanish
descamar
pelarse
Peel off
through the time
Peel off
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common