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To fail in doing (a repetition).
transitive. To be unsuccessful in (an examination).
transitive. To reject or disqualify; to fail (a candidate) in an examination. Of a candidate: to fail (an examination).
Slang. To bungle (esp. a stroke or movement in games); to make a mistake; to fail (an examination). (Cf. duff, v.3)