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Meaning of flake

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  flake
      n 1: a crystal of snow [syn: {snowflake}, {flake}]
      2: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn:
         {eccentric}, {eccentric person}, {flake}, {oddball}, {geek}]
      3: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a
         bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: {bit}, {chip},
         {flake}, {fleck}, {scrap}]
      v 1: form into flakes; "The substances started to flake"
      2: cover with flakes or as if with flakes
      3: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my
         house is peeling off" [syn: {peel off}, {peel}, {flake off},
         {flake}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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