7
peel off(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
6
flake(verb, peel)
6
peel(verb, take, crumble, skin, pare)
5
scale(verb, drop, strip, crumble, skin)
4
exfoliate(verb, drop, strip, scale, crumble)
4
flake off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, peel)
3
shed(verb, drop, crumble, skin, pare)
1
drop
1
skin(noun, verb, strip, scale, pare)
1
strip(verb, scale, skin, pare, excoriate)
1
decorticate(verb, strip, scale, skin, pare)
1
delaminate
1
desquamation
1
doff(verb, peel)
1
excoriate(verb, pare, peel)
1
flay(verb, strip, scale, skin, pare)
1
hull(verb, skin, pare, excoriate, peel)
1
laminate
1
lay down
1
layer
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