Definition of fault
(Entry 1 of 2)
b : a physical or intellectual imperfection or impairment : defect a theory with some serious faults
c : an error especially in service in a net or racket game
She committed too many faults to win the match.
2 : responsibility for wrongdoing or failure
the accident was the driver's fault
3a : mistake The misplacement of "only" is one of the most common writing faults.
b : misdemeanor a small boy's faults
4 : a fracture in the crust of a planet (such as the earth) or moon accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture with respect to the other usually in a direction parallel to the fracture
Frequent earthquakes have occurred along the San Andreas Fault.
at fault to a fault
1 : open to blame : responsible you were really at fault
2 : unable to find the scent and continue chase
: to an excessive degree
precise to a fault
fault
verbfaulted; faulting; faults
Definition of fault (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to find a fault in
easy to praise this book and to fault it— H. G. Roepke
3 : to produce a geologic fault in
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The first known use of fault was in the 13th century
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