flank

noun [C]

/flæŋk/

Definition

› the side of something: Troops attacked the enemy’s left flank. › A person’s or animal’s flanks are the sides of its body between the ribs and the hips.

(Definition of flank noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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