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flake off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | flake off - come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"peel, flake, peel offchip, chip off, break away, break off, come off - break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" |
Translationsflake off
flake off1. To fall from something in small bits or pieces. Ugh, look at all the glitter that flaked off my birthday cards.2. To cause something to fall from something else in small bits or pieces. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is usually used between "flake" and "off." Hey, stop touching the wall—you're flaking the paint off it!3. slang To ignore a planned event or responsibility, often to do something frivolous instead. I flaked off class this afternoon and went to the mall instead.See also: flake, offflake off (of) something[for bits of something] to break away from the whole, perhaps under pressure or because of damage. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Little bits of marble began to flake off the marble steps. Bits flaked off from the whole.See also: flake, offflake something off of something and flake something offto make bits or flakes break off from the whole. The sculptor flaked bits of stone off the block, but you could not yet see what the block was going to become. She flaked off a little more.See also: flake, of, offflake offv.1. To break away from a surface in small, flat pieces: Rust is flaking off of the old pipes. Paint chips are flaking off from the ceiling.2. Slang To fail to do something out of lack of interest; blow something off: Last night I flaked off doing the dishes because I was tired.See also: flake, offAcronymsSeeFOflake off
Synonyms for flake offverb come off in flakes or thin small piecesSynonymsRelated Words- chip
- chip off
- break away
- break off
- come off
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