Fail and Thumb

Opposite meaning words

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Thumb is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Thumb verb - To travel by securing free rides.

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Fail is an antonym for thumb in topics: touch, make physical contact.

Nearby Words: thumbed, thumbing

Changed with Arcade cabinets for Fiesta or later: If you are using a thumb drive (Pum Bi) to save your data it is possible to fail out of any stage.

Source: Video Game / Pump It Up
Mercy Mode: On many arcade versions if you are not using a thumb drive (Pum Bi) to save data and fail out of a song, the final song of your set will be either cut short or removed entirely.

Source: Video Game / Pump It Up
If you are not using a thumb drive (Pum Bi) to save data and fail out of a song, the final song of your set will be either cut short or removed entirely.

Source: Mercy Mode

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