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flake off — verb come off in flakes or thin small pieces The paint in my house is peeling off • Syn: ↑peel off, ↑peel, ↑flake • Derivationally related forms: ↑flake (for: ↑flake), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
flake — [[t]fle͟ɪk[/t]] flakes, flaking, flaked 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n, n N A flake is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece. ...flakes of paint... Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall … English dictionary
flake — flake1 [fleık] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From a Scandinavian language; related to Norwegian flak disk ] 1.) a small thin piece that breaks away easily from something else flake of ▪ flakes of snow ▪ chocolate flakes →↑snowflake … Dictionary of contemporary English
flake — I UK [fleɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms flake : singular flake plural flakes 1) a small flat piece of something bran flakes a flake of snow 2) informal an insulting word for someone who you think is strange or unusual, or who forgets things … English dictionary
flake — flake1 [ fleık ] noun count 1. ) a small flat piece of something: wheat flakes a flake of snow 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a crazy person flake flake 2 [ fleık ] verb 1. ) flake or flake off intransitive to come off a surface in small flat pieces: Her … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flake — 1 noun (countable + of) 1 a very small flat thin piece that breaks away easily from something else: soap flakes see also: snowflake 2 AmE informal someone who seems crazy 2 verb 1 (I) also flake off to break off in small thin pieces: The paint is … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flake — [fleɪk] noun [C] I a small flat piece of something II verb [I] flake [fleɪk]; ˌflake ˈoff to come off a surface in small flat pieces Her skin was itchy and beginning to flake.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
flake — flake1 noun 1》 a small, flat, very thin piece of something. ↘Archaeology a piece of hard stone chipped off for use as a tool. 2》 a snowflake. 3》 N. Amer. informal a crazy or eccentric person. verb 1》 come away from a surface in flakes. 2》… … English new terms dictionary
peel off — verb 1. peel off the outer layer of something (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑skin, ↑peel, ↑pare • Hyponyms: ↑exfoliate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
break off — verb 1. interrupt before its natural or planned end (Freq. 2) We had to cut short our vacation • Syn: ↑cut short, ↑break short • Hypernyms: ↑interrupt, ↑break … Useful english dictionary
come off — verb 1. come to be detached (Freq. 2) His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery • Syn: ↑detach, ↑come away • Ant: ↑attach (for: ↑detach) … Useful english dictionary
