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Flunked vs Plunked - What's the difference?

flunked | plunked |

As verbs the difference between flunked and plunked

is that flunked is past tense of flunk while plunked is past tense of plunk.

flunked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (flunk)

    • flunk

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US, ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
    • He flunked math, again.
  • (US) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
    • Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.
  • (US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
  • To back out through fear.

    • See also

    * flunk out English ergative verbs

    plunked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (plunk)

    • plunk

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To drop or throw heavily (onto or into something) so that it makes a sound
    • Enrique plunked his money down on the counter with a sigh and bellied up to the bar.
  • In baseball, to intentionally hit the batter with a pitch
    • The Braves retaliated by plunking Harper in the next inning.

    Synonyms

    * flump, thud English onomatopoeias