Definition of fail

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Fail (v. i.) To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; -- used with of.

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Trip :: Trip (n.) A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
Default :: Default (v. t.) To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to appear; to enter a default against..
Muff :: Muff (v. t.) To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it..
Shortcoming :: Shortcoming (n.) Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty..
Dearth :: Dearth (n.) Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine..
Loss :: Loss (v. t.) Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time..
Nonclaim :: Nonclaim (n.) A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.
Lapse :: Lapse (n.) A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude.
Delinquency :: Delinquency (n.) Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.
Defect :: Defect (v. i.) To fail; to become deficient.
Nondeposition :: Nondeposition (n.) A failure to deposit or throw down.
Unfailable :: Unfailable (a.) Infallible.
Escheat :: Escheat (n.) The reverting of real property to the State, as original and ultimate proprietor, by reason of a failure of persons legally entitled to hold the same..
Skunk :: Skunk (v. t.) In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king..
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught..
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To languish; to fail; to flag.
Unsuccess :: Unsuccess (n.) Want of success; failure; misfortune.
Connivance :: Connivance (n.) Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it..
Failure :: Failure (n.) Want of success; the state of having failed.
Flunk :: Flunk (v. t.) To fail in; to shirk, as a task or duty..
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