1. noun /fleɪk/
a) A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, paint, or fish.
She makes pleasant conversation, but shes kind of a flake when it comes time for action.
b) A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
2. verb /fleɪk/
a) To break or chip off in a flake.
The paint flaked off after only a year.
He said hed come and help, but he flaked.
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