"fluke" meaning in All languages combined

See fluke on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /fluːk/ [UK], /fluk/ [US] Audio: en-us-fluke.ogg [US] Forms: fluke, flukes [plural]
enPR: flo͞ok [UK], flo͞ok [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A fluke is a lucky occurrence that could not be repeated.
    Sense id: simple-fluke-en-noun-hpPK3NVC
  2. A fluke is one side of a whale or dolphin's tail.
    Sense id: simple-fluke-en-noun-HFfPFCao
  3. A fluke is a flounder, a kind of fish.
    Sense id: simple-fluke-en-noun-UmtclXKq

Verb [English]

IPA: /fluːk/ [UK], /fluk/ [US] Audio: en-us-fluke.ogg [US] Forms: fluke [canonical], flukes [third-person, singular], fluked [past], fluked [past, participle], fluking [present, participle]
enPR: flo͞ok [UK], flo͞ok [US] Head templates: {{verb|fluk|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you fluke, you obtain something by pure chance rather than skill.
    Sense id: simple-fluke-en-verb-LGJGbvSA
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