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flake1 definition

flake (flāk)

noun

  1. a small, thin mass a flake of snow
  2. a thin piece or layer split off or peeled off from anything; chip
  3. ☆ 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

transitive verb, intransitive verb flaked, flaking flak′·ing

  1. to form into flakes
  2. to chip or peel off in flakes
  3. to make or become spotted with flakes

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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)

transitive verb flaked, flaking flak′·ing

fake

Etymology: prob. specialized use of flake

flake Idioms

flake out

Slang
  1. to fall asleep
  2. to faint

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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