Definition of "peel off" [peel off]

• 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. (verb)
• To remove (an outer layer or covering, such as clothing). (verb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "Commander Cherrystone gave them permission to peel off their boots and air their feet."
• "In a standard work on natural history it is asserted that the natives remove the overlapping plates of tortoiseshell from the hawks-bill by lighting a fire on the back of the creature, causing them to peel off easily."
• "Lanowski had been the first of the scientific team to reach them on the foredeck, joining the crew members who had guided down the helicopter winch and were now helping Jack and Costas to peel off their E-suits."