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- DictionaryFlake/flāk/
noun
- 1. a small, flat, thin piece of something, typically one that has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece: "paint peeling off the walls in unsightly flakes"
- 2. an unreliable, eccentric, or unconventional person: informal "I told my husband she was a flake and she'd never show up"
verb
- 1. come or fall away from a surface in thin pieces: "the paint had been flaking off for years"
- 2. break or divide (food) into thin pieces: "flake the fish"
a small, flat, thin piece, especially one that has been or become detached from a larger piece or mass: flakes of old paint. any small piece or mass: a flake of snow. a stratum or layer. Slang. an eccentric person; screwball: My sister's new boyfriend is a real flake—I can't imagine why she goes out with him. Slang. cocaine.
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flake. a small, very thin layer or piece of something, especially one that has broken off from something larger. (North American English, informal) a person who is strange or unusual or who forgets things easily. Definition of flake noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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a small, flat, thin piece of something: flakes of paint / snow. verb [ I ] uk / fleɪk / us. to come off in small, flat, thin pieces: The paint was flaking off the walls. flaky. adjective. coming off easily in small, flat, thin pieces: dry, flaky skin. (Definition of flake from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
