flu — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Influenza.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

   catch flu

   get over the flu

   More examples (5)

   transmit flu

   He missed work because he caught the flu.

   Every winter, doctors warn about seasonal flu.

   She felt like she had the flu, with aches and fever.

   Authorities said the discovery of H5N9 bird flu in poultry came alongside the detection of the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced county, California, and that almost 119,000 birds on the farm had been killed since early December.

2. Stomach flu.

   Usage

   • Informal
   • Uncountable
   • usually

Noun

1. an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

   Synonyms

   influenzagrippe

   Broader terms

   contagious diseasecontagionrespiratory diseaserespiratory illnessrespiratory disorder