S: (n) turkey, bomb, dud (an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual) "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
S: (v) fail (fall short in what is expected) "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"
S: (v) fail (judge unacceptable) "The teacher failed six students"