Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Wound
Wound verb - To cause bodily damage to.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Still another had the American Revolution fail, and America wound up as a part of the VERY large British Empire.
Source: Alternate History Wank -
Not wanting everyone to know that Vash the Stampede is participating, he decides he'll Do Well, but Not Perfect and gets wasted the night before, but since he has to put effort into not hitting targets, Vash wound up so hungover he couldn't fail and won anyway.
Source: Springtime for Hitler -
The player with the lowest score is "executed." Epic Fail: Petrina, the Mole from S4 of the Australian version, wound up being one of the worst Moles the series had.
Source: Series / The Mole
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