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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

flake out en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (informal, intransitive) To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.
  2. (informal, intransitive) To flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert someone.
    • John said he could drive me to the airport, but then he flaked out on me, and I had to call a cab at the last minute.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To crack up or break down; to have a mental episode; to behave eccentrically.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
flakes out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
flaking out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flaked out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flaked out Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

flakers