Flaking

verb

/ˈfleɪkɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo break or chip off in a flake.

"The paint flaked off after only a year."

2.verbTo prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.

"He said he'd come and help, but he flaked."

3.verbTo store an item such as rope or sail in layers

"The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment."

4.verbTo hit (another person).

5.nounA piece of flaked material.

6.adjectiveBreaking or tending to break into flakes.

"All the flaking paint had to be scraped off before repainting; fortunately, it came off easily."

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