Definition of flaw

• n. - A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase.
• n. - A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute.
• n. - A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.
• n. - A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.
• v. t. - To crack; to make flaws in.
• v. t. - To break; to violate; to make of no effect.