FLAKE OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Come off in flakes or thin small pieces

Example:

The paint in my house is peeling off

Synonyms:

flake; flake off; peel; peel off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "flake off" is one way to...):

break away; break off; chip; chip off; come off (break off (a piece from a whole))

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