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Fall in Common

Fall in has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

break down, literally or metaphorically

"The wall collapsed"

"The business collapsed"

"The dam broke"

"The roof collapsed"

"The wall gave in"

"The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

2

to take one's place in a military formation or line

"Troops fall in!"

3

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

"He joined the Communist Party as a young man"

4

To collapse inwards.

Example Sentences
"The wall collapsed" verb
"The business collapsed" verb
"The dam broke" verb
"The roof collapsed" verb
"The wall gave in" verb
"The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" verb
"Troops fall in!" verb
"He joined the Communist Party as a young man" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
implode buckle flop break slump sign up band oneself unionize affiliate rejoin infiltrate unite
Rhyming Words
ad in go in be in as in do in box in toe in mix in ink in eat in die in see in fox in run in lie in dob in set in get in let in dip in
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