a person with an unusual or odd personality
"His friends all stopped inviting him to parties because he's such a flake who shows up wearing a clown nose and plays ukulele in the shower."
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
"The old barn has so many flakes in its roof that rain leaks through whenever it storms."
Dogfish.
A paling; a hurdle.
cover with flakes or as if with flakes
"The snow began to fall heavily, quickly covering the parked cars and rooftops in a thick blanket of white flake."
To break or chip off in a flake.
"The frost caused bits of ice to flake off the frozen lake surface as we walked by."
A surname.
"The new manager, Mr. Flake, held a meeting to discuss quarterly goals."