"flake out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: flakes out [present, singular, third-person], flaking out [participle, present], flaked out [participle, past], flaked out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flake out (third-person singular simple present flakes out, present participle flaking out, simple past and past participle flaked out)
  1. (intransitive, informal) To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down. Tags: informal, intransitive Categories (topical): Sleep
    Sense id: en-flake_out-en-verb-soebX5R2 Disambiguation of Sleep: 68 0 32
  2. (intransitive, informal) To flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert someone. Tags: informal, intransitive Derived forms: flakers
    Sense id: en-flake_out-en-verb-69HdtV4U
  3. (intransitive, slang) To crack up or break down; to have a mental episode; to behave eccentrically. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-flake_out-en-verb-c17-qagV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 17 60 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 13 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 9 78
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        "To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down."
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        "(intransitive, informal) To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down."
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        "To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down."
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