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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flunk /flʌŋk/USA pronunciation v. - to fail (in) a course or examination: [no object]You are in danger of flunking.[~ + object]He flunked math.
- to give a failing grade to:[~ + object]The professor flunked nearly half the class.
- flunk out, to (cause to) be dismissed from a school because of failing grades: [no object]in danger of flunking out.[~ + out of + object]to flunk out of college.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flunk (flungk),USA pronunciation v.i. - to fail in a course or examination.
- flunk out, to fail and be unable to continue in:He flunked out of flight school.
v.t. - to fail to get a passing mark in:to flunk math.
- to give a failing grade to;
remove (a student) as unqualified from a school or course.
n. - a failure, as in a course or examination.
- perh. akin to flinch1, funk1 1815–25, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flunk /flʌŋk/ informal chiefly US Canadian NZ vb - to fail or cause to fail to reach the required standard in (an examination, course, etc)
- (intransitive) followed by out: to be dismissed from a school or college through failure in examinations
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from flinch1 + funk1 |