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Noun
Definition: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
Definition: the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
Definition: a downward slope or bend
Definition: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
Definition: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
Definition: a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"
Definition: the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
Definition: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
Definition: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
Definition: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "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"
Definition: The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
Definition: The chasing of a hunted whale.
Verb
Definition: descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
Definition: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
Definition: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "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 after she lost her work"
Definition: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
Definition: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
Definition: suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
Definition: die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
Definition: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
Definition: be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
Definition: occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
Definition: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
Definition: yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"
Definition: lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
Definition: to be given by assignment or distribution; "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"
Definition: move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"
Definition: be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
Definition: lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"
Definition: to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
Definition: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
Definition: be inherited by; "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"
Definition: slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
Definition: lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
Definition: drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
Definition: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
Definition: assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
Definition: be cast down; "his eyes fell"
Definition: come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
Definition: be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
Definition: begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
Definition: go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"
Definition: To be moved downwards.
Definition: To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.