peel-off
[ peel-awf, -of ]
/ ˈpilˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
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adjective
designed to be peeled off from a backing or large sheet, usually of paper, before use; readied for use by peeling off: peel-off labels.
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Origin of peel-off
First recorded in 1935–40; adj. use of verb phrase peel off
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British Dictionary definitions for peel-off
peel off
verb (adverb)
to remove or be removed by peeling
(intr) slang to undress
(intr) (of an aircraft) to turn away as by banking, and leave a formation
slang to go away or cause to go away
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Idioms and Phrases with peel-off
peel off
Remove an outer layer of skin, bark, paint, or the like; also, come off in thin strips or pieces. For example, Peeling off birch bark can kill the tree, or Paint was peeling off the walls. [Late 1500s]
Remove or separate, as in Helen peeled off her gloves and got to work, or Al peeled off a ten-dollar bill and gave it to the driver. [First half of 1900s]
Also, peel away. Depart from a group, as in Ruth peeled off from the pack of runners and went down a back road. This expression originated in air force jargon during World War II and was used for an airplane or pilot that left flight formation, a sight that suggested the peeling of skin from a banana.
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