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English verb: peel off | |||
| 1. | peel off (contact) peel off the outer layer of something | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pare, peel, skin | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | exfoliate | ||
| 2. | peel off (body) take off, as with some difficulty | ||
| Samples | He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take off | ||
| 3. | peel off (motion) leave a formation | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer | ||
| Domain category | air, air travel, aviation | ||
| 4. | peel off (contact) come off in flakes or thin small pieces | ||
| Samples | The paint in my house is peeling off. | ||
| Synonyms | flake, flake off, peel | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off | ||
| 5. | peel off (body) peel off in scales | ||
| Samples | Dry skin desquamates. | ||
| Synonyms | desquamate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough | ||
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