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FLUNK
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Failure to reach a minimum required performance
Example:
he got two flunks on his report
Synonyms:
failing; flunk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("flunk" is a kind of...):
failure (an act that fails)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they flunk ... he / she / it flunks
Past simple: flunked
-ing form: flunking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
Did I fail the test?
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Verb group:
fail (fall short in what is expected)
fail (judge unacceptable)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something