Fall short Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Fall short crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on May 29 2024 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Fall short has a total of 4 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | FAIL | Fall short | Newsday |
| 20% | MISS | Fall short of | USA Today |
Definition
| • | To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the usual or expected manner, or to be altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams fail; crops fail. |
| • | To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; -- used with of. |
| • | To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink. |
| • | To deteriorate in respect to vigor, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker; as, a sick man fails. |
| • | To perish; to die; -- used of a person. |
| • | To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to be performed, a result to be secured, etc.; to miss; not to fulfill expectation. |
| • | To come short of a result or object aimed at or desired ; to be baffled or frusrated. |
| • | To err in judgment; to be mistaken. |
| • | 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 be wanting to ; to be insufficient for; to disappoint; to desert. |
| • | To miss of attaining; to lose. |
| • | Miscarriage; failure; deficiency; fault; -- mostly superseded by failure or failing, except in the phrase without fail. |
| • | Death; decease. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- Newsday: May 29, 2024
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