1. Noun
A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase.
2. Noun
A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute.
3. Noun
A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.
4. Noun
A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.
5. Verb
To crack; to make flaws in.
6. Verb
To break; to violate; to make of no effect.
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