Flake

English Meaning

A paling; a hurdle.

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.
7. To remove a flake or flakes from; chip.
8. To cover, mark, or overlay with or as if with flakes.
9. To come off in flat thin pieces or layers; chip off.
10. flake out Slang To fall asleep or collapse from fatigue or exhaustion.
11. flake out Slang To act in an odd or eccentric manner.
12. flake out Slang To lose interest or nerve.
13. A frame or platform for drying fish or produce.
14. A scaffold lowered over the side of a ship to support workers or caulkers.