fall is the dictionary form of fallen Definition of fall
fall has definitions from the fields of sport,religion,biology,geography
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[ 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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[ verb ] move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

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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[ 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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[ noun ] the season when the leaves fall from the trees

Synonyms

autumn

Examples

"in the fall of 1973"

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[ verb ] come under, be classified or included

Synonyms

come

Examples

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

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[ verb ] suffer defeat, failure, or ruin

Examples

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

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[ noun ] a sudden drop from an upright position

Synonyms

tumble spill

Examples

"he had a nasty spill on the ice"

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[ verb ] fall from clouds

Examples

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

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[ 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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[ verb ] decrease in size, extent, or range

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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[ verb ] be captured

Examples

"The cities fell to the enemy"

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[ 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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[ 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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[ 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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[ verb ] lose office or power

Examples

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

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[ noun ] (geography) a downward slope
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[ 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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[ noun ] (religion) a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity

Examples

"a fall from virtue"

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[ verb ] (religion) yield to temptation or sin "Adam and Eve fell"
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[ noun ] the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)

Examples

"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

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[ verb ] move in a specified direction

Examples

"The line of men fall forward"

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[ noun ] a movement downward

Examples

"the rise and fall of the tides"

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[ noun ] a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

Synonyms

downfall

Examples

"the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

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[ verb ] to be given by right or inheritance

Examples

"The estate fell to the oldest daughter"

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[ verb ] come into the possession of

Synonyms

accrue

Examples

"The house accrued to the oldest son"

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[ verb ] be born, used chiefly of lambs

Examples

: "The lambs fell in the afternoon"

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[ verb ] begin vigorously

Examples

"The prisoners fell to work right away"

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[ verb ] go as if by falling

Examples

"Grief fell from our hearts

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[ verb ] be cast down

Examples

"his eyes fell"

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[ verb ] come out; issue

Examples

"silly phrases fell from her mouth"

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8301
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[ 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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[ 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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[ noun ] the time of day immediately following sunset

Examples

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

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[ noun ] (sport) when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

Synonyms

pin

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[ 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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[ verb ] drop oneself to a lower or less erect position

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

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[ verb ] lose one's chastity

Examples

"a fallen woman"

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[ verb ] slope downward

Examples

"The hills around here fall towards the ocean"

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[ 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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[ verb ] be due

Examples

"payments fall on the 1st of the month"

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[ 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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[ verb ] come as if by falling

Synonyms

settle descend

Examples

"Night fell" "Silence fell"

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[ 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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[ 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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