Fail and Lack

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Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.
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Lack and fail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lack" instead a verb "Fail".
Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Lack

Lack verb - Be without.
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Fail and lack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Lack".
Nearby Words: lacking, lacked

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power fail power lack power
time fail time lack time
money fail money lack money

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  • Video Game / PAYDAY: The Heist Griefer: Thankfully averted for the most part due to lack of friendly fire, missions with stealth having alternate ways of beating them should the stealth fail, and players having the ability to get cops to cuff themselves as a hostage should all the civilians get killed by the griefer.
    Source: Video Game / PAYDAY: The Heist
  • These are often tacked onto Good Samaritan Laws which protects people who try to help, but fail to do so, make it worse by accident, or other such technicalities like lack of consent.
    Source: Accomplice by Inaction
  • The Chessmaster / Examples Using Chess Metaphors Mr. Guppy of Bleak House WANTS to be a chessmaster, but his plains fail due to lack of opposition.
    Source: The Chessmaster / Examples Using Chess Metaphors
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