"flake off" meaning in All languages combined

See flake off on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: flakes off [present, singular, third-person], flaking off [participle, present], flaked off [participle, past], flaked off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flake off (third-person singular simple present flakes off, present participle flaking off, simple past and past participle flaked off)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) come off in flakes. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-flake_off-en-verb-kwJV4Wwm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

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