Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flake_off
1 sense of flake off
Sense 1
peel off, peel, flake off, flake -- (come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off")
=> chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off -- (break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped")