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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fault 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fault 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fault 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fault 
 
  1  sense  of  fault 
 
  Sense  1 
  blame,  fault 
  =>  charge,  accuse 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fault 
 
  fault  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fault 
 
  Sense  1 
  blame,  fault 
  =>  charge,  accuse 
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  Grep  of  noun  fault 
  common  fault 
  default 
  denali  fault 
  double  fault 
  fault 
  fault  line 
  faultfinder 
  faultfinding 
  faultiness 
  footfault 
  geological  fault 
  gravity  fault 
  inclined  fault 
  judgement  by  default 
  judgment  by  default 
  normal  fault 
  overthrust  fault 
  reverse  fault 
  san  andreas  fault 
  strike-slip  fault 
  thrust  fault 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fault 
 
  The  noun  fault  has  7  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (346)  fault  --  (responsibility  for  a  bad  situation  or  event;  "it  was  John's  fault") 
  2.  (210)  fault,  geological  fault,  shift,  fracture,  break  --  ((geology)  a  crack  in  the  earth's  crust  resulting  from  the  displacement  of  one  side  with  respect  to  the  other  "they  built  it  right  over  a  geological  fault") 
  3.  (109)  demerit,  fault  --  (the  quality  of  being  inadequate  or  falling  short  of  perfection;  "they  discussed  the  merits  and  demerits  of  her  novel";  "he  knew  his  own  faults  much  better  than  she  did") 
  4.  (31)  mistake,  error,  fault  --  (a  wrong  action  attributable  to  bad  judgment  or  ignorance  or  inattention;  "he  made  a  bad  mistake";  "she  was  quick  to  point  out  my  errors";  "I  could  understand  his  English  in  spite  of  his  grammatical  faults") 
  5.  (23)  defect,  fault,  flaw  --  (an  imperfection  in  a  device  or  machine;  "if  there  are  any  defects  you  should  send  it  back  to  the  manufacturer") 
  6.  (15)  fault  --  ((tennis  or  badminton  or  squash)  a  serve  that  is  illegal  (e.g.,  that  lands  outside  the  prescribed  area);  "he  served  too  many  double  faults") 
  7.  (5)  fault  --  ((electronics)  equipment  failure  attributable  to  some  defect  in  a  circuit  (loose  connection  or  insulation  failure  or  short  circuit  etc.);  "it  took  much  longer  to  find  the  fault  than  to  fix  it") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fault 
 
  The  verb  fault  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  blame,  fault  --  (put  or  pin  the  blame  on) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fault 
  at  fault 
  faultfinding 
  faultless 
  faulty 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fault 
 
  The  noun  fault  has  7  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (346)  fault  --  (responsibility  for  a  bad  situation  or  event;  "it  was  John's  fault") 
  2.  (210)  fault,  geological  fault,  shift,  fracture,  break  --  ((geology)  a  crack  in  the  earth's  crust  resulting  from  the  displacement  of  one  side  with  respect  to  the  other  "they  built  it  right  over  a  geological  fault") 
  3.  (109)  demerit,  fault  --  (the  quality  of  being  inadequate  or  falling  short  of  perfection;  "they  discussed  the  merits  and  demerits  of  her  novel";  "he  knew  his  own  faults  much  better  than  she  did") 
  4.  (31)  mistake,  error,  fault  --  (a  wrong  action  attributable  to  bad  judgment  or  ignorance  or  inattention;  "he  made  a  bad  mistake";  "she  was  quick  to  point  out  my  errors";  "I  could  understand  his  English  in  spite  of  his  grammatical  faults") 
  5.  (23)  defect,  fault,  flaw  --  (an  imperfection  in  a  device  or  machine;  "if  there  are  any  defects  you  should  send  it  back  to  the  manufacturer") 
  6.  (15)  fault  --  ((tennis  or  badminton  or  squash)  a  serve  that  is  illegal  (e.g.,  that  lands  outside  the  prescribed  area);  "he  served  too  many  double  faults") 
  7.  (5)  fault  --  ((electronics)  equipment  failure  attributable  to  some  defect  in  a  circuit  (loose  connection  or  insulation  failure  or  short  circuit  etc.);  "it  took  much  longer  to  find  the  fault  than  to  fix  it") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fault 
 
  The  verb  fault  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  blame,  fault  --  (put  or  pin  the  blame  on) 



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