Fluke

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fluke \Fluke\ (fl[=u]k or fl[=oo]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a kind
     of flatfish, Icel. fl[=o]ki a kind of halibut.]
     1. (Zool.) The European flounder. See {Flounder}. [Written
        also {fleuk}, {flook}, and {flowk}.]
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     2. (Zool.) Any American flounder of the genus {Paralichthys},
        especially {Paralicthys dentatus}, found in the Atlantic
        Ocean and in adjacent bays. --RHUD
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     3. (Zool.) 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fluke \Fluke\ (fl[=u]k), n. [Cf. LG. flunk, flunka wing, the
     palm of an anchor; perh. akin to E. fly.]
     1. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a
        flook. See {Anchor}.
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     2. (Zool.) One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from
        the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.
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     3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for
        blasting.
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     4. 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. [Cant, Eng.]
        --A. Trollope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fluke \Fluke\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Fluked}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Fluking}.]
     To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards.
     [Slang]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fluke
       n 1: a stroke of luck [syn: {good luck}, {good fortune}]
       2: a barb on a harpoon or arrow
       3: flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor [syn: {flue}]
       4: either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
       5: parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to
          a host [syn: {trematode}, {trematode worm}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "fluke":
     Chilopoda, Chordata, Echiuroidea, Ectoprocta, Entoprocta,
     Monoplacophora, Nemertinea, Phoronidea, accident, adventure,
     blessing, break, casualty, chance hit, contingency, contingent,
     fortuity, freak accident, hap, happening, happenstance, hazard,
     long odds, long shot, lucky break, lucky shot, lucky strike,
     run of luck, serendipity, streak of luck, stroke of luck,
     windfall