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flake off |
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flake off (of) something [for bits of something] to break away from the whole, perhaps under pressure or because of damage. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Little bits of marble began to flake off the marble steps. Bits flaked off from the whole. See also: flake How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The washing tank is a long drum with a central shaft, friction-generating paddles, and an auger that pulls PET flake off the bottom. Putting CLP on CARC paint causes the paint to flake off and makes it easier for enemy radar to detect you. A line of plus and equal signs across one of the ink-soaked pieces of paper looks like a rendering of the stations of the cross, lending the work instant gravitas (Untitled, 1992), but the marks are made in correction tape, which has begun to flake off. |
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