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1.
responsibility for a bad situation or event
it was John's fault
2.
(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.
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
he knew his own faults much better than she did
4.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
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an imperfection in a device or machine
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(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
he served too many double faults
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(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
'fault' - used as a verb
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put or pin the blame on
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derived forms
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1. Fault / Plural
faults
2. Fault / Past
faulted
3. Fault / Third Person
faults
4. Fault / Present Participle
faulting
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