peel out

verb

To start abruptly from a standing stop, accelerating rapidly, especially so as to produce skid marks.

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Meanings

verbpeel out (third-person singular simple present peels out, present participle peeling out, simple past and past participle peeled out)

present singular third person peels out · participle present peeling out · participle past peeled out · past peeled out

  1. USidiomaticautomotiveTo start abruptly from a standing stop, accelerating rapidly, especially so as to produce skid marks.
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APA

peel out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peel%20out

MLA

“peel out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peel%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peel out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peel%20out.

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