Meaning

• Noun

  1. A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
  2. A mistake or error.
  3. A weakness of character; a failing.
  4. A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which subjects a person or thing to increased risk of danger.
  5. A minor offense.
  6. Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
  7. A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
  8. In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.
  9. An illegal serve.
  10. An abnormal connection in a circuit.
  11. (obsolete) want; lack
  12. A lost scent; act of losing the scent.

• Verb