Dictionary Entry
flunk
flunk is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear.
- 2transitive verb
To fail in; to shirk, as a task or duty.
- 3noun
A failure or backing out
- 4noun
a total failure in a recitation.
- 5noun
failure to reach a minimum required performance
"his failing the course led to his disqualification"
"he got two flunks on his report"
Synonyms
- 6verb
fail to get a passing grade
"She studied hard but failed nevertheless"
"Did I fail the test?"
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