v. Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verb-intransitive. To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear.
v. To fail in; to fail to pass (a test, examination, or course of study).
v. To shirk, as a task or duty.
n. A failure or backing out.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To fail or give up; break down or back down, as from incompetence or fear: often with out: as, to flunk in a school recitation or examination; to flunk out from a contest.
To cause to fail, as in a recitation or an examination.
n. A failure or back-down; in colleges, a complete failure in a recitation or an examination.
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v. fail to get a passing grade
n. failure to reach a minimum required performance
Word Usage
"And so we, lowly flunk from the salt mines, introduced our boss's boss (and others) to Mr Sinha."