Fail and Ran

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Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Ran is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

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Fail is an antonym for ran in operate topic.

Bob Pearson of the Gimli Glider flight: the flight ran out of fuel due to an imperial/metric unit mix-up before reaching its destination, causing all engines and all electrical power to fail.

Source: Ace Pilot
One episode featured a man with a heart condition who ran a racket where he would turn up at the medical exam of someone who had been called up, claiming to be that person, and fail due to his heart condition, thereby allowing them to avoid conscription.

Source: Series / Foyle's War
An epic fail shared by pretty much all the major UK tabloids (at a minimum, the Daily Mail, The Sun, Mirror, Telegraph and Metro all ran the story) about a mother of three neglecting her children and pets because she was obsessed with playing the board game Small World online.

Source: Cowboy Bebop At His Computer / Tabletop Games

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