flunk (verb)
11flunk out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms flunk out : present tense I/you/we/they flunk out he/she/it flunks out present participle flunking out past tense flunked out past participle flunked out mainly American informal to have to leave a school… …
12flunk — /flʌŋk / (say flungk) Colloquial –verb (i) 1. to fail, as a student in an examination. 2. Also, flunk out. to give up; back out. –verb (t) 3. to fail in (an examination, etc.). 4. to remove (a student) as unqualified from a school, course, etc.… …
13flunk out of — phr verb Flunk out of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑college …
14flunk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fail, flunk out [off]. See failure. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fail, miss, drop out, have to repeat; see fail 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. see fail IV (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Informal. To… …
15flunk — [[t]flʌ̱ŋk[/t]] flunks, flunking, flunked VERB If you flunk an exam or a course, you fail to reach the required standard. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] [V n] Your son is upset because he flunked a history exam. Syn: fail …
16flunk — I. verb Etymology: perhaps blend of flinch and funk Date: 1823 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 • flunker noun …
17flunk — [flʌŋk] verb [I/T] informal to fail a test or a course …
18flush it — verb fail to get a passing grade She studied hard but failed nevertheless Did I fail the test? • Syn: ↑fail, ↑flunk, ↑bomb • Ant: ↑pass (for: ↑ …
19fail — verb 1) the enterprise had failed Syn: be unsuccessful, not succeed, fall through, fall flat, collapse, founder, backfire, meet with disaster, come to nothing, come to naught; informal flop, bomb Ant: succeed 2) …
20fail — verb 1) the scheme had failed Syn: be unsuccessful, fall through, fall flat, collapse, founder, backfire, miscarry, come unstuck; informal flop, bomb 2) he failed his examination Syn: be unsuccessful in …
