Skip to content

— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

…

Read full poem →

verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

Know more →
Back To Dictionary

Dictionary Entry

peel off

Part of Speechverb

To separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.

Origin

Origin details are still being enriched for this entry.

Common Phrases

Still being gathered for this entry.

Missing dictionary details are being fetched in the background.

Synonyms

No synonyms yet.

Antonyms

No antonyms yet.

Related Words

flake offflakedesquamatepeelpeel awayunpeelstrip offscale off

Poetry examples for “peel off”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Poetry examples are still being gathered for this entry. They will appear here once matching poems are available in the library.