break off vs peel

break off is not a noun while peel is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break off	No	No	Yes	No
peel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, peel is a hyponym of break off; that is, peel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than break off:

Other hyponyms of break off include flake, flake off, peel off, exfoliate.

break off (noun)	peel (noun)
	the rind of a fruit or vegetable

break off (verb)	peel (verb)
prevent completion	get undressed
interrupt before its natural or planned end	remove the skin from
break a small piece off from	come off in flakes or thin small pieces
break off (a piece from a whole)
break a piece from a whole