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fault

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1. fault - Noun

2. fault - Verb

Meaning

Defect; want; lack; default.

Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish.

A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a crime.

A dislocation of the strata of the vein.

In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc.

A lost scent; act of losing the scent.

Failure to serve the ball into the proper court.

To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to blame.

To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted.

To err; to blunder, to commit a fault; to do wrong.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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they built it right over a geological fault Source: Internet

he studied the faulting of the earth's crust Source: Internet

a flaw caused the crystal to shatter Source: Internet

if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer Source: Internet

they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel Source: Internet

he knew his own faults much better than she did Source: Internet

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