fluke

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: flo͞ok IPA ^(key): /fluːk/
• (US) enPR: flo͞ok IPA ^(key): /fluk/

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Noun

Singular fluke

Plural flukes

1. (countable) A fluke is a lucky occurrence that could not be repeated.

   The first goal was just a fluke.

2. (countable) A fluke is one side of a whale or dolphin's tail.

   The dolphin had an injury on the left fluke of its tail.

3. (countable) A fluke is a flounder, a kind of fish.

Verb

Plain form fluke

Third-person singular flukes

Past tense fluked

Past participle fluked

Present participle fluking

1. If you fluke, you obtain something by pure chance rather than skill.

   I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.