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Verb
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Past tense for to function improperly or break down completely
failed
crashed
broke
brake
broken
bombed
flopped
broke down
broken down
stopped working
conked out
went wrong
gone wrong
ceased to function
went kaput
gone kaput
ceased to work
packed up
acted up
developed a fault
played up
fell over
fallen over
stalled
cut out
died
given out
gave out
seized up
collapsed
went on the blink
gone on the blink
stopped
shut off
cut short
gone phut
went phut
cut off
misbehaved
given up the ghost
gave up the ghost
had had it
ceased
terminated
busted
vitiated
spoiltUK
idled
spoiledUS
compromised
bitten the dust
bit the dust
gone haywire
went haywire
damaged
paused
weakened
halted
endamaged
attenuated
discontinued
interrupted
degraded
yielded
went down
gone down
jammed
seized
stopped functioning
come to a halt
misoperated
yold
yolden
gave way
given way
given up
gave up
went
gone
gone to pieces
given in
went to pieces
gave in
came to a halt
gone out of control
went out of control
gave trouble
given trouble
aborted
foundered
floundered
folded
buckled
tanked
flatlined
felled
crumpled
flunked
fizzled
cratered
fizzled out
caved in
petered out
lost power
run down
faded away
come unstuck
flamed out
faded out
run aground
given
gave
fell
fallen
fell flat
ran aground
ran down
came unstuck
gone belly-up
went belly-up
fallen flat
“When the slot machine would malfunction, they would call me over. I would then open it and un-jam the coin slot.”
Verb
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Past tense for to abruptly disrupt or interrupt an electrical circuit, causing a malfunction or failure
short circuited
disrupted
shorted out
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