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Definition of flake

Overview of noun flake

The noun flake has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. snowflake, flake

(a crystal of snow)

2. eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek

(a person with an unusual or odd personality)

3. bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap

(a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye")

Overview of verb flake

The verb flake has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) flake

(form into flakes; "The substances started to flake")

2. flake

(cover with flakes or as if with flakes)

3. peel off, peel, flake off, flake

(come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off")