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Flake

fleɪk

Flake definitions

noun

Inflections:

fake fakes flake flakes

a small, flat, very thin piece of something, typically one which has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece

"he licked the flakes of croissant off his finger"

Synonyms:
sliver wafer shaving paring peeling
- a snowflake
  
  "the snow was coming down in thick flakes"
- a piece of hard stone chipped off for use as a tool by prehistoric humans
  
  "flake tools"
- thin pieces of crushed, dried food or bait for fish
an unreliable, eccentric, or unconventional person

"I told my husband she was a flake and she'd never show up"

verb

Inflections:

fake faked fakes faking flake flaked flakes flaking

come or fall away from a surface in flakes

"the paint had been flaking off for years"

Synonyms:
peel off peel chip scale off blister come off come off in layers
- lose small fragments from the surface
  
  "my nails have started to flake at the ends"
separate (food) into flakes or thin pieces

"flake the fish"
- (of food) come apart in flakes or thin pieces
  
  "cook until the fish flakes easily"
fail to keep an appointment or fulfil a commitment, especially with little or no advance notice

"a real friend won't ever flake on you"