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fluke

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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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.