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| back out of |
to fail to do something that was agreed upon. |
| betray |
to fail to fulfill (hopes, expections, or the like). [1/5 definitions] |
| bite the dust |
to be unsuccessful or defeated; fail decisively. [1/2 definitions] |
| bomb |
(informal) to fail. [1/4 definitions] |
| break |
to fail to obey or be faithful to. [1/19 definitions] |
| by all means |
without fail; of course; absolutely. |
| collapse |
to stop working or end suddenly; fail. [1/5 definitions] |
| come to grief |
to have a bad end; fail. |
| come to naught |
to fail or be useless. |
| confuse |
to fail to see the difference between or among. [1/2 definitions] |
| connive |
to ignore or fail to report a wrongdoing, and thus tacitly support it (often fol. by "at"). [1/2 definitions] |
| crash1 |
in computing, to fail suddenly and completely, as a software program, operating system, or component of computer hardware. [2/17 definitions] |
| default |
to fail to perform an action or fulfill an obligation legally or morally required, esp. to fail to pay money that is owed. [5/14 definitions] |
| defeat |
to cause to fail; keep from success. [1/4 definitions] |
| desert2 |
to leave or fail to help in a time of need. [1/3 definitions] |
| disappoint |
to fail to do or give something expected or hoped for. |
| disobey |
to fail or refuse to obey. |
| dissatisfy |
to fail to satisfy, esp. to fail to meet the expectations of; displease; disappoint. |
| doomed |
destined to fail; hopeless. [1/3 definitions] |
| dwarf |
to become small or fail to grow to usual size. [1/7 definitions] |
| evade |
to avoid or fail to obey. [3/2 definitions] |
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