Local English word record

flake out

verb · 1 sense

change from a waking to a sleeping state

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Examples

  • he always falls asleep during lectures

Word relationships

Synonyms

fall asleep, dope off, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse off

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Princeton WordNet 3.0