The meaning of FLAKE is a small loose mass or bit. How to use flake in a sentence.

FLAKE definition: 1. a small, thin piece of something, especially if it has come from a surface covered with a layer…. Learn more.

FLAKE definition: a small thin piece or layer chipped off or detached from an object or substance; scale | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

To fall asleep or collapse from fatigue or exhaustion: got home and flaked on the sofa. 1. To renege, as on a social engagement: Sorry for flaking out on you last night—I had to work late. 2. To lose interest or nerve: I toyed with the idea of getting …

A relatively thin, sharp-edged stone fragment removed from a core or from another flake by striking or prying, serving as a tool or blade itself or as a blank for making other tools.

When something flakes, it comes off in tiny flecks: "The paint had started to flake off the kitchen wall." If someone calls you a flake, they basically mean you're a weirdo.

FLAKE definition: 1. a small, flat, thin piece of something: 2. to come off in small, flat, thin pieces: 3. coming…. Learn more.

What does the noun flake mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun flake, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and …

A flake is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece.

(Definition of flake from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)