Meaning of FLUNK
| Pronunciation: | | flungk
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| | Definition: | | [v] fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" |
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| | Synonyms: | | bomb, fail, flush it |
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| | Antonyms: | | make it, pass | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Flunk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flunked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Flunking}.] [Cf. {Funk}.]
To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking,
through fear.
\Flunk\, v. t.
To fail in; to shirk, as a task or duty. [Colloq. U.S.]
\Flunk\, n.
A failure or backing out; specifically (College cant), a
total failure in a recitation. [U.S.]
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| | Related Terms: | | be found wanting, be unsuccessful, bollix, botch, bungle, bust, come to grief, fail, fail of success, fiasco, flunk out, foozle, go bankrupt, hash, labor in vain, lose, mess, muddle, not come off, not pass, not work, wash out, washout |
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