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    fluke
    /fluːk/

    noun

    • 1. an unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck: "their victory was a bit of a fluke"

    verb

    • 1. achieve (something) by luck rather than skill.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLUKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    something that happens, usually something good, that is the result of chance instead of skill or planning: The first goal was just a fluke. sheer fluke I heard about the sale by sheer fluke. fluke of nature If you got rich by some fluke of nature that doesn't make you brilliant. More examples. Fewer examples.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flukeFluke Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a stroke of luck. the discovery was a fluke. Her second championship shows that the first one was no mere fluke. 2. : an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool. fluke. 2 of 3. noun (2) 1. : flatfish. 2. : a flattened digenetic trematode worm. broadly : trematode compare liver fluke. fluke. 3 of 3. noun (3) 1.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLUKE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    FLUKE meaning: 1. something that happens, usually something good, that is the result of chance instead of skill or…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › flukeFluke - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A fluke is an unexpected stroke of good luck. It was a fluke to find that fifty dollar bill on the ground, and it made you smile for the rest of the day. The word fluke was first used in 1857 in reference to a lucky shot at billiards.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLUKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that something good is a fluke, you mean that it happened accidentally.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › flukeFLUKE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Fluke definition: the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, especially the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm.. See examples of FLUKE used in a sentence.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › flukefluke | meaning of fluke in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    fluke meaning, definition, what is fluke: something good that happens because of l...: Learn more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLUKE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    FLUKE meaning: something good that happens only because of luck or chance: . Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfluke noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    a lucky or unusual thing that happens by accident, not because of planning or skill. They are determined to show that their last win was no fluke. fluke that…. It was a sheer fluke that I happened to pick the winning number. a fluke goal.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishfluke noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    fluke. noun. /fluk/ [usually singular] (informal) a lucky or unusual thing that happens by accident, not because of planning or skill They are determined to show that their last win wasn't just a fluke. It was a sheer fluke that no one was hurt in the bomb blast. a fluke goal. Want to learn more?