Flake /fleɪk/

The meaning and definition of Flake, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
“There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.”
A scale of a fish or similar animal

verb

To break or chip off in a flake.
“The paint flaked off after only a year.”
To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
“He said he'd come and help, but he flaked.”

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