1. A flat thin piece or layer; a chip. 2.Archaeology A stone fragment removed from a core or from another flake by percussion or pressure, serving as a preform or as a tool or blade itself. 3. A small piece; a bit. 4. A small crystalline bit of snow. 5.Slang A somewhat eccentric person; an oddball. 6.Slang Cocaine.
VERB:
Inflected forms: flaked, flak·ing, flakes
TRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To remove a flake or flakes from; chip. 2. To cover, mark, or overlay with or as if with flakes.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
To come off in flat thin pieces or layers; chip off.
PHRASAL VERB:
flake outSlang1. To fall asleep or collapse from fatigue or exhaustion. 2. To act in an odd or eccentric manner. 3. To lose interest or nerve.
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