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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | be | |
6. | [ verb ] suffer defeat, failure, or ruin | |
Examples: | "We must stand or fall" "fall by the wayside" |
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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" |
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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." |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | die | |
15. | [ verb ] lose office or power | |
Examples: | "The government fell overnight" "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" |
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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" |
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18. | [ noun ] (religion) a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity | |
Examples: | "a fall from virtue" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | loss surrender capitulate | |
21. | [ verb ] move in a specified direction | |
Examples: | "The line of men fall forward" |
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Related terms: | travel | |
22. | [ noun ] a movement downward | |
Examples: | "the rise and fall of the tides" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | rise weakening anticlimax | |
24. | [ verb ] to be given by right or inheritance | |
Examples: | "The estate fell to the oldest daughter" |
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25. | [ verb ] come into the possession of | |
Synonyms: | accrue | |
Examples: | "The house accrued to the oldest son" |
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Related terms: | change_hands | |
26. | [ verb ] be born, used chiefly of lambs | |
Examples: | : "The lambs fell in the afternoon" |
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Related terms: | be_born | |
27. | [ verb ] begin vigorously | |
Examples: | "The prisoners fell to work right away" |
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Related terms: | begin | |
28. | [ verb ] go as if by falling | |
Examples: | "Grief fell from our hearts |
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Related terms: | disappear | |
29. | [ verb ] be cast down | |
Examples: | "his eyes fell" |
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Related terms: | change | |
30. | [ verb ] come out; issue | |
Examples: | "silly phrases fell from her mouth" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | change_posture spill | |
38. | [ verb ] lose one's chastity | |
Examples: | "a fallen woman" |
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39. | [ verb ] slope downward | |
Examples: | "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | accrue | |
41. | [ verb ] be due | |
Examples: | "payments fall on the 1st of the month" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | change_hands accrue | |
43. | [ verb ] come as if by falling | |
Synonyms: | settle descend | |
Examples: | "Night fell" "Silence fell" |
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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" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | decrease voltage_drop correction decrease | |
Similar spelling: |
Fallon Fallin fall_in Fullen |