flunk

¹flunk

verb \ˈfləŋk\

Definition of FLUNK

intransitive verb

: to fail especially in an examination or course

transitive verb

1

: to give a failing grade to

2

: to get a failing grade or result in

— flunk·er noun

Examples of FLUNK

1. If I flunk this class, I have to take it over again.
2. If I flunk, I have to take this class over again.
3. The teacher had to flunk two students.

Origin of FLUNK

perhaps blend of flinch and funk

First Known Use: 1823

Related to FLUNK

Synonyms: bomb, collapse, crater, flame out, flop, fail, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out

Antonyms: click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out

Related Words: flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire; go under; implode, self-destruct

Near Antonyms: cook, flourish, prosper, thrive; prevail, triumph, win

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Rhymes with FLUNK

bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, funk, gunk, hunk, junk, monk, plunk, punk, skunk, spunk, sunk, thunk, trunk