flake

n.

1. A flat thin piece or layer; a chip.
2. Archaeology. A stone fragment removed from a core or from another flake by percussion or pressure, serving as a preform or as a tool or blade itself.
3. A small piece; a bit.
4. A small crystalline bit of snow.
5. Slang. A somewhat eccentric person; an oddball.
6. Slang. Cocaine.

v., flaked, flak·ing, flakes.

v.tr.

1. To remove a flake or flakes from; chip.
2. To cover, mark, or overlay with or as if with flakes.

v.intr.
To come off in flat thin pieces or layers; chip off.

phrasal verb:

flake out Slang.

1. To fall asleep or collapse from fatigue or exhaustion.
2. To act in an odd or eccentric manner.
3. To lose interest or nerve.

[Middle English.]

flaker flak'er n.

flake² (flāk)
n.

1. A frame or platform for drying fish or produce.
2. A scaffold lowered over the side of a ship to support workers or caulkers.

[Middle English fleke, from Old Norse fleki, hurdle, shield used for defense in battle.]

also fake [fāk]

n. a single turn of a coiled rope or hawser.

v.

1. lay (a rope) in loose coils in order to prevent it tangling: a cable had to be flaked out.

2. lay (a sail) down in folds on either side of the boom.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

[Ar]

A piece of flint struck from a core which characteristically shows traces of the processes of removal: concentric fracture ripples and a bulb of percussion. Flakes with a length:breadth ratio of 2:1 or more are usually referred to as blades. In some cases flakes are the result of shaping a block of flint into a tool of some kind. When removed from a prepared core, however, they were usually used as blanks for making tools. Primary flakes (also called decortication flakes) are large, thick flakes struck off a nodule when removing the cortex and preparing it for working. Secondary flakes (also called reduction flakes) are large flakes struck off a piece to reduce its size or thickness. Tertiary flakes are small flakes struck off when shaping the detail of a piece to make a specific tool. Retouching flakes are tiny, extremely thin flakes pinched or pushed off a piece to finish it, to fine-shape part of the surface, sharpen it, or resharpen it. Notching flakes are produced when putting hafting notches in stone tools. See also pressure flaking, percussion flaking.

An epidermal scale.

IN BRIEF: n. - A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; A person with an unusual or odd personality; A crystal of snow v. - Come off in flakes or thin small pieces; Cover with flakes or as if with flakes; Form into flakes.

Tutor's tip: She said she'd rather catch "flak" (censure) as a "flack" (a press agent) in the newsroom than be known as a "flake." (eccentric person)

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - flage, fnug, fin revne, hylde, bådsmandsstol
v. tr. - flage
v. intr. - danne flager, spåne

idioms:

• flake off    skalle af
• flake out    lægge sig til at sove, kokse ud

2.
n. - dublet, båndblomst, gammelt får uden tænder, højst aparte person

3.
v. intr. - falde i søvn, kokse ud

4.
n. - enkeltlag i kvejlet tovværk
v. intr. - danne en ring af tovkvejl

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlok, vlokje, schilfer, cocaïne, blad voor het drogen van o.a. vis, afbladderen, (ver) schilferen, bedekken met schilfers, excentriekeling, vonk, schub, laag, gestreepte anjer

Français (French)
1.
n. - flocon, écaille, éclat, copeau, paillette
v. tr. - émietter
v. intr. - tomber en flocons, s'écailler, s'effriter, peler (peau), s'émietter

idioms:

• flake off    s'écailler, s'effriter, peler (peau), s'émietter, tomber en flocons, (US) se barrer
• flake out    s'endormir, s'effondrer sur (un canapé)

2.
n. - (US) toqué

3.
v. intr. - s'endormir comme une masse, tomber comme une masse

4.
n. - (Naut) glène
v. intr. - (Naut) enrouler, gléner un cordage

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Blatt, dünne Schicht
v. - abblättern, Schichten abspalten

idioms:

• flake off    abblättern
• flake out    umkippen, einschlafen

2.
n. - Flocke, Schuppe, Gerüst zum Trocknen

3.
v. - einschlafen

4.
n. - Bucht einer Seilrolle, jede einzelne Wicklung eines Kabels
v. - ein Tau aufschliessen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λέπι, τρίμμα, ρίνισμα, φύλλο, λεπτή φλούδα, νιφάδα (κν. τουλούπα), φολίδα
v. - ξελεπίζω/-ομαι, απολεπίζω/-ομαι, ξεφλουδίζω/-ομαι

idioms:

• flake off    ξελεπίζω, ξεφλουδίζομαι
• flake out    (καθομ.) αποκοιμιέμαι από την κούραση

Italiano (Italian)
sfaldarsi, scrostarsi, squamarsi, scagliarsi, fiocco, che va dove tira il vento

idioms:

• flake off    sfaldarsi
• flake out    abbandonare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - floco (m), lasca (f)
v. - formar flocos (cair em flocos), lascar (pintura)

idioms:

• flake off    descamar-se, lascar
• flake out    cair no sono

Русский (Russian)
сыпаться, падать, отслаиваться, снежинка, чешуйка, осколок

idioms:

• flake off    отслаиваться
• flake out    измотать, заснуть от усталости, валиться с ног, потерять сознание

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - copo, escama, chispa
v. tr. - limpiar las escamas, quitar las escamas
v. intr. - desconcharse, desprenderse, descamarse

idioms:

• flake off    caer en copos, escamarse
• flake out    estar agotado o rendido

2.
n. - bastidor

3.
v. intr. - dormirse, estar agotado o rendido, rendirse por cansancio

4.
n. - vuelta de una cuerda enroscada, aduja
v. intr. - enroscar una cuerda, adujar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flaga, nejlika, tokstolle (vard.), hylla
v. - flisa, flaga sig, falla som snöflingor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 小薄片, 玉米片, 扁薄的一层, 火星, 火花, 使成薄片, 像雪花般覆盖, 入睡, 离开, 昏倒, 消失

idioms:

• flake off    剥落
• flake out    睡着, 打瞌睡

2. 一卷绳索

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 一卷繩索

2.
n. - 小薄片, 玉米片, 扁薄的一層, 火星, 火花
v. tr. - 使成薄片, 像雪花般覆蓋
v. intr. - 入睡, 離開, 昏倒, 消失

idioms:

• flake off    剝落
• flake out    睡著, 打瞌睡

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 벗겨진 얇은 조각, (구름화염) 작은 조각, 곡식을 납작하게 한 식품
v. tr. - 얇은 조각이 되다, (눈이) 펄펄 내리다
v. intr. - 벗겨지다, 벗겨져 떨어지다

idioms:

• flake off    떠나다
• flake out    잠들다, 기절하다, 사라지다

2.
n. - (물고기 식료품) 저장 선반, 건조용 선반

3.
v. intr. - 잠들다

4.
n. - (항해) 밧줄의 한 둘레
v. intr. - 밧줄을 감다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一片, 薄片, フレーク, 破片, 小片
v. - はげ落ちる, ひらひら落ちる, はげる

idioms:

• flake off    立ち去る
• flake out    気絶する, 寝入る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رقاقه , قشارة (فعل) يتقشر , ينفصل إلى رقائق أو قشور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פתית, רסיס, שבב‬
v. tr. - ‮נשר בפתיתים, התקלף‬
v. intr. - ‮נשר בפתיתים, התקלף‬
n. - ‮שולחן לייבוש דגים, מדף לאחסנת עוגות שיבולת שועל וכו'‬
v. intr. - ‮ישן, נרדם מעייפות‬
n. - ‮כריכה בחבל כרוך (בספינה)‬
v. intr. - ‮כרך חבל‬

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