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5 English Phrasal Verbs With 'PEEL'

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We have definitions for 5 phrasal verbs with 'PEEL'

5 phrasal verbs with 'PEEL'

Peel away

  1. Leave a group by moving in a different direction
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Some of the crowd PEELED AWAY to get out of the crush.

Peel away from

  1. Leave a group by moving in a different direction
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They PEELED AWAY FROM the crowd and went down a side road.

Peel off

  1. Leave a group by moving in a different direction
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: When the police blocked the road, a few protesters PEELED OFF and left the march.

Peel off from

  1. Leave a group by moving in a different direction
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They PEELED OFF FROM the demonstration when the police arrived.

Peel out

  1. Accelerate rapidly from stationary
    (Intransitive | American English)
    » Example: Fearing the police, he PEELED OUT in a cloud of tire smoke.

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