skip vs fault

skip and fault both are nouns.

skip and fault both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skip	Yes	No	Yes	No
fault	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fault is a hypernym of skip; that is, fault is a word with a broader meaning than skip:

skip: a mistake resulting from neglect
fault: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Other hypernyms of skip include error, mistake.

skip (noun)	fault (noun)
a mistake resulting from neglect	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
a gait in which steps and hops alternate	(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
	responsibility for a bad situation or event
	(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	an imperfection in an object or machine

skip (verb)	fault (verb)
bypass	put or pin the blame on
cause to skip over a surface
jump lightly
leave suddenly
bound off one point after another
intentionally fail to attend

Difference between skip and fault

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