English Explanatory Dictionary

peel away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To separate off from the main body; to move off to one side (as in troop movements on a parade ground or in an organized retreat, or columns in a procession).
  2. To become separate through peeling.
  3. To take away from something else.
  4. To burn out while accelerating and rapidly depart; to peel off, peel out.

Word forms

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