double-fault
verb/ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːlt/
/ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːlt/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they double-fault | /ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːlt/ /ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːlt/ |
| he / she / it double-faults | /ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːlts/ /ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːlts/ |
| past simple double-faulted | /ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːltɪd/ /ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːltɪd/ |
| past participle double-faulted | /ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːltɪd/ /ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːltɪd/ |
| -ing form double-faulting | /ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːltɪŋ/ /ˌdʌbl ˈfɔːltɪŋ/ |
- (in tennis ) to lose a point by making two bad serves, one after the otherTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
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