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flake off

flake off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fleyk awf, of]
    • /fleɪk ɔf, ɒf/
    • /fleɪk ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fleyk awf, of]
    • /fleɪk ɔf, ɒf/

Definition of flake off words

  • intransitivephrasal verb flake off become detached in thin pieces 1
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Parts of speech for Flake off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Flake off

flake off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for flake off

verb flake off

  • shed — Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
  • doff — to remove or take off, as clothing.
  • desquamate — (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
  • peel — to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange.
  • blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
All 23 Synonyms of flake off

Antonyms for flake off

verb flake off

  • remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
  • surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
  • come in — If information, a report, or a telephone call comes in, it is received.
  • arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
All 11 Antonyms of flake off

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