fall is the dictionary form of fallen Definition of fall
fallen
1. [ verb ] descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
Examples:

"The branch fell from the tree" "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"

Related terms: travel precipitate spill
2. [ verb ] move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Synonyms: come_down descend go_down
Examples:

"The temperature is going down" "The barometer is falling" "The curtain fell on the diva" "Her hand went up and then fell again"

Related terms: rise ascend travel drop drip tumble crash pounce unhorse fall_down sink dive alight sink pitch set flop cascade precipitate precipitate correct rappel avalanche prolapse plop collapse descent
3. [ verb ] pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
Examples:

"fall into a trap" "She fell ill" "They fell out of favor" "Fall in love" "fall asleep" "fall prey to an imposter" "fall into a strange way of thinking" "she fell to pieces"

Related terms: change_state fall_in_love precipitate break lag lag slip fall_back fall_back slump dissolve fall_through fall_through fall_for crumble
4. [ noun ] the season when the leaves fall from the trees
Synonyms: autumn
Examples:

"in the fall of 1973"

Related terms: season November September October Indian_summer autumnal_equinox
5. [ verb ] come under, be classified or included
Synonyms: come
Examples:

"fall into a category" "This comes under a new heading"

Related terms: be
6. [ verb ] suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
Examples:

"We must stand or fall" "fall by the wayside"

Related terms: fail capitulation
7. [ noun ] a sudden drop from an upright position
Synonyms: tumble spill
Examples:

"he had a nasty spill on the ice"

Related terms: slip wipeout tumble topple tumble
8. [ verb ] fall from clouds
Synonyms: come_down precipitate
Examples:

"rain, snow and sleet were falling" "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum."

Related terms: rain snow hail spat sleet precipitation condense
9. [ verb ] touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Synonyms: strike shine
Examples:

"Light fell on her face" "The sun shone on the fields" "The light struck the golden necklace" "A strange sound struck my ears"

Related terms: be anticipate happen
10. [ verb ] decrease in size, extent, or range
Synonyms: decrease diminish lessen
Examples:

"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds" "his voice fell to a whisper"

Related terms: increase change_magnitude dwindle decelerate decline shrivel weaken abate drop_off shrink wane taper ease_up depreciate shorten remit thin_out de-escalate boil_down wane vanish shrink decrescendo break break deflate decrease decrease drop decrease
11. [ verb ] be captured
Examples:

"The cities fell to the enemy"

Related terms: yield capitulation
12. [ noun ] the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
Examples:

"women have been blamed ever since the Fall"

Related terms: event
13. [ verb ] occur at a specified time or place
Examples:

"Christmas falls on a Monday this year" "The accent falls on the first syllable"

Related terms: anticipate happen
14. [ verb ] (biology) die, as in battle or in a hunt
Examples:

"Many soldiers fell at Verdun" "Several deer have fallen to the same gun" "The shooting victim fell dead"

Related terms: die
15. [ verb ] lose office or power
Examples:

"The government fell overnight" "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"

Related terms: leave_office
16. [ noun ] (geography) a downward slope
Synonyms: declivity downslope decline declension declination descent
Related terms: ascent slope downhill steep decline
17. [ verb ] to be given by assignment or distribution
Examples:

"The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team" "The onus fell on us" "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"

18. [ noun ] (religion) a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
Examples:

"a fall from virtue"

Related terms: sin
19. [ verb ] (religion) yield to temptation or sin "Adam and Eve fell"
Related terms: sin
20. [ noun ] the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)
Synonyms: surrender capitulation
Examples:

"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

Related terms: loss surrender capitulate
21. [ verb ] move in a specified direction
Examples:

"The line of men fall forward"

Related terms: travel
22. [ noun ] a movement downward
Examples:

"the rise and fall of the tides"

Related terms: rise change_of_location descend
23. [ noun ] a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
Synonyms: downfall
Examples:

"the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

Related terms: rise weakening anticlimax
24. [ verb ] to be given by right or inheritance
Examples:

"The estate fell to the oldest daughter"

25. [ verb ] come into the possession of
Synonyms: accrue
Examples:

"The house accrued to the oldest son"

Related terms: change_hands
26. [ verb ] be born, used chiefly of lambs
Examples:

: "The lambs fell in the afternoon"

Related terms: be_born
27. [ verb ] begin vigorously
Examples:

"The prisoners fell to work right away"

Related terms: begin
28. [ verb ] go as if by falling
Examples:

"Grief fell from our hearts

Related terms: disappear
29. [ verb ] be cast down
Examples:

"his eyes fell"

Related terms: change
30. [ verb ] come out; issue
Examples:

"silly phrases fell from her mouth"

Related terms: issue
31. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8301
32. [ verb ] fall or flow in a certain way
Synonyms: hang flow
Examples:

"This dress hangs well" "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

Related terms: hang
33. [ verb ] assume a disappointed or sad expression
Examples:

"Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off" "his crest fell"

Related terms: change
34. [ noun ] the time of day immediately following sunset
Synonyms: dusk nightfall twilight evenfall crepuscle crepuscule gloaming
Examples:

"he loved the twilight" "they finished before the fall of night"

Related terms: hour night evening
35. [ noun ] (sport) when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
Synonyms: pin
Related terms: victory takedown wrestling_match
36. [ verb ] lose an upright position suddenly
Synonyms: fall_down
Examples:

"The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table" "Her hair fell across her forehead"

Related terms: change_posture
37. [ verb ] drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
Examples:

"She fell back in her chair" "He fell to his knees"

Related terms: change_posture spill
38. [ verb ] lose one's chastity
Examples:

"a fallen woman"

39. [ verb ] slope downward
Examples:

"The hills around here fall towards the ocean"

Related terms: slope descent
40. [ verb ] fall to somebody by assignment or lot
Synonyms: light
Examples:

: "The task fell to me" "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"

Related terms: accrue
41. [ verb ] be due
Examples:

"payments fall on the 1st of the month"

Related terms: be
42. [ verb ] be inherited by
Synonyms: pass devolve return
Examples:

"The estate fell to my sister" "The land returned to the family" "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"

Related terms: change_hands accrue
43. [ verb ] come as if by falling
Synonyms: settle descend
Examples:

"Night fell" "Silence fell"

Related terms: come
44. [ noun ] a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
Synonyms: falling drop
Examples:

"it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

Related terms: descent gravitation precipitation plunge free_fall drop drop
45. [ noun ] a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Synonyms: drop free_fall dip
Examples:

"a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index" "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery" "a dip in prices" "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"

Related terms: decrease voltage_drop correction decrease
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