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Definition of Flake out
1. Verb. Change from a waking to a sleeping state. "He always falls asleep during lectures"
Specialized synonyms: Zonk Out
Antonyms: Wake Up
Definition of Flake out
1. Verb. (intransitive) To fall asleep from exhaustion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flake Out
Literary usage of Flake out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1890)
"Now the early steel rails did not flake out, but wore smooth. It is evident that
the chemical composition of two rails may be nearly identical, ..."
2. The American Kennel Club Stud-book by American Kennel Club (1901)
"By Don, out of Bessie Lucifer (55302, Vol. XVII.i; Don by Flake, out of Nancy,
by Tuck Mandan, out of Gyp; Flake by Whack, out of Gyp. ..."
3. Fraser's Magazine (1876)
"... an angel is sent to draw her by means of that onion-flake out of the flames
to which she has been condemned. Bnt as she rises, a number of souls, ..."
4. Cases Decided in the Court of Session by Scotland Court of Session, Patrick Shaw, Scotland, Court of Session (1837)
"The oath just [mounts to this, that the defender knows nothing about the debt.
That will not flake out the pursuer's case, and he accordingly fails in his ..."
5. Fraser's Magazine by Thomas Carlyle (1876)
"... an angel is i'nt to draw her by means of that nion-flake out of the flames
to '•hich she has been condemned. int as she rises, a number of souls, ..."
6. The Book of Forestry by Frederick Franklin Moon (1916)
"... of where it is desired and to watch a French Canadian flake out huge chips of
fragrant spruce wood with no apparent effort, is a study in efficiency. ..."
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