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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Vail :: Vail (v. t.) To let fail; to allow or cause to sink.
Scantle :: Scantle (v. i.) To be deficient; to fail.
Default :: Default (n.) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default..
Cut :: Cut (n.) The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To err in judgment; to be mistaken.
Fault :: Fault (n.) Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish..
Defect :: Defect (n.) Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment..
Connive :: Connive (v. i.) To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a proceeding, as if not aware of it; -- usually followed by at..
Maintain :: Maintain (v. t.) To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation..
Rabat :: Rabat (n.) A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
Unless :: Unless (conj.) Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious..
Default :: Default (n.) Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom.
Incontinency :: Incontinency (n.) Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness..
Taint :: Taint (n.) A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect..
Indefectible :: Indefectible (a.) Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay..
Nonproduction :: Nonproduction (n.) A failure to produce or exhibit.
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment..
Collapse :: Collapse (n.) A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.
Incompliance :: Incompliance (n.) Refusal or failure to comply.
Blind :: Blind (a.) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as, blind buds; blind flowers..
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