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FLUNK

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Failure to reach a minimum required performanceplay

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  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it flunks  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: flunked  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: flunked  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: flunking  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fail to get a passing gradeplay

Example:

Did I fail the test?

Synonyms:

bomb; fail; flunk; flush it

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

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