desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
an imperfection in an object or machine
a failing or deficiency
an imperfection in a bodily system
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
an imperfection in an object or machine
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
put or pin the blame on
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
responsibility for a bad situation or event
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
