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fault definition
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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 -------------- 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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