flake
flake1 definition
flake (flāk)
noun
- a small, thin mass a flake of snow
- a thin piece or layer split off or peeled off from anything; chip
- ☆ Slang an eccentric, unbalanced, or irrational person
Etymology: ME < Scand, as in Norw flak, ice floe, ON flakna, to flake off < IE *plāg, flat < base *plā- > plain
Related Forms:
- flaker flak′er noun
flake2 definition
flake (flāk)
noun
a platform or rack for storing or drying food
Etymology: ME flake, fleke < ON flaki, fleki, hurdle < IE base *pel-, to cover > fell
flake3 definition
flake (flāk)
flake Idioms
flake out
Slang- to fall asleep
- to faint
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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