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1 also flake off [intransitive] to break off in small thin pieces : 
The paint is beginning to flake off.Use a moisturising cream to stop your skin flaking.
The paint is beginning to flake off.Use a moisturising cream to stop your skin flaking.2 [intransitive and transitive] to break fish or another food into small thin pieces, or to break in this way : Poach the fish until it flakes easily. Remove the skin and flake the flesh.
Poach the fish until it flakes easily.Remove the skin and flake the flesh.flake out
phrasal verb1 British English to fall asleep because you are extremely tired : Phil's flaked out on the sofa.
Phil's flaked out on the sofa.2 American English to do something strange, or to not do what you said you would do
