flunk
IPA: fɫˈʌŋk
verb
- (US, transitive, intransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
- (US, transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
- (US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
- To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)
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Examples of "flunk" in Sentences
- Did he flunk the WWE Drug Policy
- It is a road for a speedy flunk anyway.
- I just heard he flunked the English test.
- I'm going to flunk that portion of the SATs.
- Local teachers flunk proposal to arm themselves.
- It seems like you're the one who flunked geography.
- It came to my mind that the thing may flunk altogether.
- The name of the present article seems to flunk that test.
- He seldom went to class and was in danger of flunking out.
- Did everyone in the IUPAC flunk Latin and Greek and want to flaunt it
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