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| flake [ flayk ] |
noun (plural flakes) |
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1. small flat piece: a small flat piece or small part of a layer broken or detached from a larger object
  flakes of paint
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2. small manufactured item: a small thin flat object that is manufactured, sold, and used or consumed in quantity
soap flakes
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3. U.S.
Same as snowflake (sense 1)
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4. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody regarded as eccentric or irrational
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informal insult
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5. U.S. drugs
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slang
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Same as cocaine
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verb (past and past participle flaked, present participle flak·ing, 3rd person present singular flakes) |
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1. intransitive verb fall off in flakes: to form into flakes and fall or peel off
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2. transitive verb break something into flakes: to break something into flakes, or break flakes from something
flaked stones to fashion arrowheads
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3. transitive verb cover something with flakes: to cover or coat something with flakes
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| [14th century. Probably < N Germanic] |
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| flak·er noun |
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