flaw

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[edit] Etymology 1

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Singular
flaw

Plural
flaws

flaw (plural flaws)

  1. A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
    There is a flaw in that knife.
    That vase has a flaw.
  2. A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
  3. A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid.
    There is a flaw in the will.
    There is a flaw in the deed.
    There is a flaw in the statute.
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Infinitive
to flaw

Third person singular
flaws

Simple past
flawed

Past participle
flawed

Present participle
flawing

to flaw (third-person singular simple present flaws, present participle flawing, simple past and past participle flawed)

  1. (transitive) To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
  2. (intransitive) To become imperfect or defective.
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Singular
flaw

Plural
flaws

flaw (plural flaws)

  1. A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.
  2. A storm of short duration.
  3. A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.
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[edit] Verb

flaw

  1. To faint.

Slovene: onesvestiti se; omedleti,izgubiti zavest