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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Flunk

/(flŭṉk)/ · IPA /flʌŋk/
01 v. i. To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear.
imp. & p. p. Flunked; p. pr. & vb. n. Flunking
  1. 1.
    To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear.
02 v. t. To fail in; to fail to pass (a test, examination, or course of study).
  1. 1.
    To fail in; to fail to pass (a test, examination, or course of study).[Colloq. U.S.]
  2. 2.
    To shirk, as a task or duty.
03 n. A failure or backing out
  1. 1.
    A failure or backing outCollege cant