Source : WordNet®

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}, {flake off}, {flake}]
     5: peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" [syn: {desquamate}]