flake out
To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxicationTo fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.
» Let's take precautions against heat fatigue, before we flake out from the heat, and have a healthy summer.
Meaning
3 senses(informal, intransitive)To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.
(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.
(intransitive, slang)To crack up or break down; to have a mental episode; to behave eccentrically.
- change from a waking to a sleeping state
Examples
2 sentencesLet's take precautions against heat fatigue, before we flake out from the heat, and have a healthy summer.
He had got himself so bevvied that he went into the wrong house and flaked out on the sofa.
deEr hat sich so vollaufen lassen, daß er ins falsche Haus gegangen und auf dem Sofa eingepennt ist.
Forms
flakes out, flaking out, flaked out, flaked out| Base form | flake out · to flake out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | flakes out |
| Present participle | flaking out |
| Past simple | flaked out |
| Past participle | flaked out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
7 synonyms- change from a waking to a sleeping state:fall asleepdope offdrift offnod offdrop offdoze offdrowse off
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb