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Flake

fleɪk

Flake definitions

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"