English Dictionary

flake

/fleɪk/

noun

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything / A scale of a fish or similar animal / (archaeology) A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.

I found a flake of snow on my jacket.

意味（1）

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.

意味（2）

A scale of a fish or similar animal

意味（3）

(archaeology) A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.

意味（4）

(informal) A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.

She makes pleasant conversation, but she's kind of a flake when it comes time for action.

意味（5）

A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.

意味（6）

A flat turn or tier of rope.

Admiral: What mean you by flakes?

Admiral: What mean you by flakes? Captain: They are only those several circles or rounds of the roapes or cables, that are quoiled up round.

意味（7）

(US, law enforcement, slang) A corrupt arrest, e.g. to extort money for release or merely to fulfil a quota.

When police decided to score gamblers, they would most often flake people with gambling slips, then demand $25 or $50 for not arresting them. Other times, they would simply threaten a flake and demand money.

意味（8）

A wire rack for drying fish.