An abortive effort; a flop or dud.
Failure of an exploding nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
A state of agitation or worry.
A spluttering or hissing sound.
To fail to generate the expected yield when exploded during testing.
To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
To sputter or hiss.
An error; a blunder.
A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.
To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.