verb (v)

• peel off the outer layer of something(verb.contact)

  source: wordnet30
• take off, as with some difficulty(verb.body)

  source: wordnet30
• leave a formation(verb.motion)

  source: wordnet30
• come off in flakes or thin small pieces(verb.contact)

  Synonym:
  flake, flake off, peel
  

  source: wordnet30
• peel off in scales(verb.body)

  Synonym:
  desquamate
  

  source: wordnet30