- flunk⇄expr. flunk out, (Informal.) to dismiss or be dismissed from school, college, or the like, for failing work.
Ex. When I nearly flunked out, a number of my classmates and I discovered that studies were important (New York Times). - flunk⇄flunk, verb, noun.
(Informal.) - flunk⇄noun a flunking; failure.
- flunk⇄v.i. 1. to fail in a test, course, or grade in school.
2. to give up; back out. - flunk⇄v.t. 1. to fail (a test, course, or grade) in schoolwork.
Ex. He flunked his history examination but passed all the others.
2. to cause to fail.
Ex. His answers on the final exam flunked him.
3. to mark or grade as having failed