fluke
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, classified, unique
VERB + FLUKE
isn't, score, total
FLUKE + NOUN
ball, billy
ADV.
actually
Definitions
noun
A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
We've classified by a fluke; actually, the first goal was just a total fluke.
“[…] That's the first time in the history of Bierce's Cove that two men made that jump on the same sea. And all the risk was yours, coming last.” “It was a fluke,” Billy insisted.
verb
To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance.
I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.
To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way.
He fluked the other red into the middle pocket, despite the double kiss.
noun
A summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)
A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, related to tapeworms (class Cestoda).
The man became infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to
- trematode
noun — flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6We've classified by a fluke; actually, the first goal was just a total fluke.
Wiktionary“[…] That's the first time in the history of Bierce's Cove that two men made that jump on the same sea. And all the risk was yours, coming last.” “It was a fluke,” Billy insisted.
WiktionaryThree of the best hitters in the Eastern retired on nine strikes! That was no fluke.
WiktionaryI fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.
WiktionaryHe fluked the other red into the middle pocket, despite the double kiss.
WiktionaryThe man became infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish.
Wiktionary