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1. (n.) fluke
the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm.
2. fluke
the barbed head of a harpoon, spear, arrow, etc.
3. fluke
either half of the triangular tail of a whale.
4. (n.) fluke
a stroke of good luck:
I got the job by a fluke.
5. fluke
a chance happening; accident.
6. fluke
an accidentally successful stroke, as in billiards.
7. (n.) fluke
any of several American flounders of the genus Paralichthys, esp. P. dentatus, of the Atlantic Ocean.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME flok(e), fluke, OE flōc; c. ON flōki)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) good luck, fluke, good fortune
a stroke of luck
2. (noun) fluke
a barb on a harpoon or arrow
3. (noun) fluke, flue
flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
4. (noun) fluke
either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
5. (noun) fluke, trematode, trematode worm
parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) fluke
the European flounder. See Flounder
2. (noun) fluke
a parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot
3. (noun) fluke
the part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor
4. (noun) fluke
one of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor
5. (noun) fluke
an instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting
6. (noun) fluke
an accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke
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Sense: a chance success
Passing the exam was a fluke; – I had done no work.
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 Afrikaans: gelukskoot |
 Arabic: نَجاح بِالصُّدْفَه |
 Bulgarian: шанс |
 Brazilian: acaso |
 Czech: šťastná náhoda |
 German: der Dusel |
 Danish: held; tilfælde |
 Greek: τυχαία επιτυχία |
 Spanish: chiripa, racha de suerte |
 Estonian: õnnelik juhus |
 Farsi: خوش شانسی |
 Finnish: onnenpotku |
 French: coup de chance |
 Hebrew: מַזָל |
 Hindi: तुक्के से, अकस्मात |
 Croatian: cisti slucaj, luda sreca |
 Hungarian: mázli |
 Indonesian: kebetulan |
 Icelandic: heppni |
 Italian: colpo di fortuna |
 Japanese: まぐれ当たり |
 Korean: 뜻밖의 행운 |
 Lithuanian: laimingas atsitiktinumas |
 Latvian: necerēta laime; laimes ga |
 Malay: nasib |
 Dutch: stom geluk |
 Norwegian: lykketreff, hell |
 Polish: fuks |
 Persian: خوش شانسی |
 Pashto: تصادفى برياليتوب |
 Portuguese: puro acaso |
 Romanian: noroc |
 Russian: (неожиданная) удача |
 Slovak: šťastná náhoda |
 Slovenian: srečno naključje |
 Serbian: srećna okolnost |
 Swedish: lyckträff, tur |
 Thai: การโชคดีโดยบังเอิญ |
 Turkish: şans |
 Taiwanese: 僥倖成功 |
 Ukrainian: щасливий випадок |
 Urdu: احسن اتفاق، تکّا |
 Vietnamese: trò may rủi |
 Chinese: 侥幸成功 |
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