fail (v)
go wrong (v)
miscarry (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def be unsuccessful
examples Where do today's public schools fail?
The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 4 Something is ----ing PP
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
Outgoing links
Derivationally related form miscarry → miscarriage
Derivationally related form fail → failure; fail → failure; fail → failure; fail → failure
Antonym fail → succeed
Hyponym take it on the chin; miss; overreach; botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up; strike out; fall; shipwreck; fall through, fall flat, founder, flop
Incoming links
Derivationally related form failure → fail; failure → fail; failure → fail; failure → fail
Derivationally related form miscarriage → miscarry
Hypernym take it on the chin; miss; overreach; botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up; strike out; fall; shipwreck; fall through, fall flat, founder, flop
Antonym succeed → fail

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