flake

¹flake

noun \ˈflāk\

Definition of FLAKE

1

: a small loose mass or bit <flakes of snow>

2

: a thin flattened piece or layer : chip

3

slang : cocaine

4

: flake tool

Origin of FLAKE

Middle English; akin to Old English flacor flying (of arrows), Old Norse flakna to flake off, split

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Drug/Tobacco Terms

controlled, herb, key, sodden

Rhymes with FLAKE

ache, bake, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, Drake, fake, hake, jake, lake, make, quake, rake, sake, shake, slake, snake, stake, steak, strake, take, wake

²flake

verb

flakedflak·ing

Definition of FLAKE

transitive verb

1

: to cover with or as if with flakes

2

: to form or break into flakes : chip

intransitive verb

: to separate into flakes; also : to peel in flakes

Examples of FLAKE

1. Bake the fish until it flakes easily when tested with a fork.

First Known Use of FLAKE

1602

³flake

noun

Definition of FLAKE

: a stage, platform, or tray for drying fish or produce

Origin of FLAKE

Middle English flake, fleke hurdle; akin to Middle Dutch vlāke, vlaec hurdle, Old Norse flaki

First Known Use: 1623

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

⁴flake

noun

Definition of FLAKE

: a person who is flaky : oddball

Origin of FLAKE

perhaps from flake out

First Known Use: 1964