Dictionary definition · flake
noun
- a crystal of snow
- a person with an unusual or odd personality
- a small fragment of something broken off from the whole"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
verb
- form into flakes"The substances started to flake"
- cover with flakes or as if with flakes
- come off in flakes or thin small pieces"The paint in my house is peeling off"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).