The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
Something that has been captured; a captive.
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
The recording or storage of something for later playback.
To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
To reproduce convincingly.
To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
A failure (something incapable of success).
A failure, especially of a financial transaction (a termination of an action).
A failure (condition of being unsuccessful).
A failing grade in an academic examination.
Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
A piece of turf cut from grassland.
Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.
To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
To neglect.
To be unsuccessful.
Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.
Unsuccessful; inadequate; unacceptable in some way.