flake out

  • 11flake out — verb change from a waking to a sleeping state he always falls asleep during lectures • Syn: ↑fall asleep, ↑dope off, ↑drift off, ↑nod off, ↑drop off, ↑doze off, ↑drowse off …

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  • 12Flake out — lay down for a rest or fall down from over doing smth. as a result of complete exhaustion, or influence of alcohol, drugs, etc …

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  • 13flake out — Australian Slang lay down for a rest or fall down from over doing smth. as a result of complete exhaustion, or influence of alcohol, drugs, etc …

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  • 14flake out — Verb. To collapse from exhaustion. Informal …

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  • 15flake out —  1. Fall asleep because of extreme exhaustion.  2. Faint …

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  • 16flake — flake1 [flāk] n. [ME < Scand, as in Norw flak, ice floe, ON flakna, to flake off < IE * plāg, flat < base * plā > PLAIN1] 1. a small, thin mass [a flake of snow] 2. a thin piece or layer split off or peeled off from anything; chip ☆ 3 …

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  • 17flake — Ⅰ. flake [1] ► NOUN 1) a small, flat, very thin piece of something. 2) N. Amer. informal a crazy or eccentric person. ► VERB 1) come away from a surface in flakes. 2) split into flakes …

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  • 18flake — flake1 [fleık] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From a Scandinavian language; related to Norwegian flak disk ] 1.) a small thin piece that breaks away easily from something else flake of ▪ flakes of snow ▪ chocolate flakes →↑snowflake …

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  • 19flake — I UK [fleɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms flake : singular flake plural flakes 1) a small flat piece of something bran flakes a flake of snow 2) informal an insulting word for someone who you think is strange or unusual, or who forgets things …

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  • 20flake — flake1 [ fleık ] noun count 1. ) a small flat piece of something: wheat flakes a flake of snow 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a crazy person flake flake 2 [ fleık ] verb 1. ) flake or flake off intransitive to come off a surface in small flat pieces: Her …

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