The meaning of the word fall

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All three fell at the same time.


—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2023




The crowd fell silent as a gun salute marked the official start of the rally.


—Julia Boyd, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023




By the time any new matter would fall into the monster black hole, it’s already moved on and dragged the material around into its wake.


—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 9 Apr. 2023




Ratings have not fallen by much since the debut.


—Rodney Ho, ajc, 8 Apr. 2023




Their success has raised questions about whether the tech behemoths have fallen behind on innovation.


—Caroline O’donovan, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023




Snow fell lightly now and then in flat-calm air.


—Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023




Three towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday, though nobody was hurt, and the second round of the Masters was suspended for the day amid heavy wind and rain.


—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023




San Francisco Crime Statistics (Mobile users go here) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP City crime statistics show that most major crimes have fallen so far in 2023, compared to the same period last year.


—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2023



Freeze doesn’t know if his starting quarterback for this fall is even on campus yet, but look around the SEC before calling Auburn a hopeless rebuilding project for the 2023 season.


—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2023




My Indigo Road furniture line launches this fall.


—Country Living Staff, Country Living, 9 Apr. 2023




The Paralympic Games are set for Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, and tickets will become available this fall.


—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 8 Apr. 2023




Stadtler said the state plans to select the builders by this fall.


—Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023




Apple is expected to release at least one more major update for iOS 16, dubbed iOS 16.5, before iOS 17 is introduced this fall.


—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023




Meanwhile, Funny Girl has already set a closing date for this coming fall with the revival’s final performance officially scheduled for Sept. 3.


—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2023




Navarre now helps organize events like the Alaska March Madness high school basketball tournaments for the Alaska School Activities Association and was the defensive coordinator for the Dimond girls flag football team, which won its third straight Cook Inlet Conference title this past fall.


—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023




Dan Campbell will not be taking his Detroit Lions across international waters this fall.


—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023



On 31 March, shortly after Dior’s pre-fall extravaganza at the Gateway of India, the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre officially opened its doors in Mumbai, with the likes of Gigi Hadid, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Karlie Kloss turning out for the red-carpet launch.


—Akanksha Kamath, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2023




The fashion industry experienced a first on Thursday: Dior showed its pre-fall collection in Mumbai, marking the first time a major fashion label outside of India has shown in the country.


—Kevin Leblanc, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023




Quantumania Los Angeles premiere in a trailing cheetah-print Caroline Herrera strapless gown (pulled straight off the pre-fall runway!) and black heels with asymmetrical straps.


—Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023




Although playground surfaces have been investigated for fall impact attenuation, the surfaces that cheerleaders use have received little attention.


—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2010




The band is gearing up for a fall European tour, followed by a long tour of the United States, including the group’s annual three-day GroundUP Music Festival in Miami Beach, named after the band’s record label.


—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022




While silhouette options are many, the full-legged pantsuit leads the pre-fall pack, and short suits (for men and women) are a close second.


—Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2023




Last week, Chanel staged its new pre-fall 2023 show in Dakar, Senegal.


—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2022




Olsen is supporting the project on a fall European tour, beginning next week in Lisbon.


—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 20 Sep. 2022


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Britannica Dictionary definition of FALL

[no object]

1 

a 

:

to come or go down quickly from a high place or position

  • An apple fell from the tree.

  • A vase fell off the shelf.

  • Rain fell from the sky.

  • the sound of the falling rain

b 

:

to come or go down suddenly from a standing position

  • She slipped and fell on the ice.

  • He fell flat on his face.

  • She was afraid that I would trip and fall.

  • He fell down the stairs.

  • One of the sailors had fallen overboard.

  • a fallen tree

— often + down or over

  • She fell down and hurt herself.

  • The tree fell over during the storm.

c 

:

to let yourself come or go down to a lower position

  • He fell [=dropped, sank] to his knees and asked for forgiveness.

  • He fell back/forward onto the bed.

2 

a 

:

to come down at a particular place after moving through the air

  • The shot fell a great distance from its target.

— often + on

  • A ray of light fell on the table.

— sometimes used figuratively

  • music falling on the ear

b 

:

to slope downward

— usually + away

  • The ground falls away to the east.

  • The sides of the ridge fall away steeply.

c 

:

to hang down

  • Her hair fell loosely over her shoulders.

3 

a 

:

to become lower

  • The tide rose and fell.

  • The temperature fell after dark.

  • His heart rate fell (off) dramatically.

  • The value of the stock has fallen drastically.

b 

:

to become less

  • Participation in the group has fallen. [=declined]

— often + off

  • Participation in the group has fallen off.

  • Factory production has fallen off.

c 

:

to lose value

:

to suffer a decline in prices

  • Stocks fell several points in early trading today.

  • The market is continuing to fall.

d 

:

to become less loud

  • His voice fell (to a whisper).

  • The music rose and fell.

4 

a 

of a glance or the eyes

:

to become lowered

  • Her eyes fell. [=she looked down]

b 

of the face

:

to begin to look ashamed or disappointed

  • His face fell [=he looked disappointed] when he heard the news.

5 

of night or darkness

:

to arrive or begin

  • Darkness falls early in the winter.

  • Night has fallen.

6 

a 

:

to be wounded or killed in battle

  • Many men fell on the battlefield that day.

b 

:

to be captured or defeated

  • The fortress fell on the third day of the siege.

c 

:

to experience ruin or failure

  • A great civilization fell in less than a century.

  • a fallen [=disgraced] leader

  • We will stand or fall together.

  • a politician who has fallen from power

  • The coalition government fell after only six months in office.

7 

a 

:

to happen at a specified time

  • Christmas falls on a Friday this year.

  • The worst weather of the year fell during his vacation.

b 

— used when something (such as a responsibility) comes or passes to someone in a way that does not involve choice

  • It fell to me [=it was my responsibility] to tell them about the car accident.

  • Responsibility for the damage falls with the other driver.

  • The estate fell to his brother. [=his brother inherited the estate]

c 

:

to have a specified proper place

  • The accent falls on the second syllable.

  • The comma falls inside the quotation mark.

8 

:

to belong in a particular category or range

  • This word falls within the class of verbs.

  • Her political views fall somewhere between liberal and conservative.

  • His creative output falls into three distinct categories.

9 

a 

— used when someone’s body or mind passes from one condition or state to another

  • She fell ill/sick.

  • He fell asleep.

b 

— used when something passes to a different and usually a less active or less desirable state or condition

  • The crowd fell silent.

  • This word has fallen [=gone] out of use. = This word has fallen into disuse. [=this word is no longer used]

  • His theories have now fallen into disrepute/disfavor.

  • The machinery has fallen into disrepair.

10 

:

to start doing something in a very active and energetic way

— + to

  • She came in and fell immediately to work.

(as) easy as falling off a log


—

see 1easy

fall (all) over yourself

:

to be very eager or too eager

  • Fans were falling over themselves trying to meet the basketball star.

  • Reviewers are falling all over themselves to praise her latest novel.

fall apart

[phrasal verb]

1 

:

to break into parts in usually a sudden and unexpected way

  • The pie was falling apart as I tried to serve it.

— often used figuratively

  • I feel as if my family is falling apart.

◊ Something that is falling apart is in very bad condition.

  • My old car is falling apart.

  • The house was falling apart when we bought it.

2 

:

to become unable to live in a normal way because you are experiencing a lot of confusion or emotional pain

  • She began to fall apart when her son was imprisoned.

:

to become gradually less

:

to disappear gradually

  • The sound of the parade fell away in the distance.

1 

:

to move back away from something dangerous or threatening

:


retreat

  • The crowd fell back when the police arrived.

  • The guerrillas fell back across the border after a brief battle with the army.

2 

fall back on (something)

also

fall back upon (something)

:

to use (something) for help or protection when you are in a bad situation

  • When her health insurance was canceled she had nothing to fall back on.

  • They had to fall back on their emergency supplies when the snow storm blocked the road to town.

fall behind

[phrasal verb]

1 

:

to fail to move or go forward as quickly as others

  • We had to stop several times so that the slower hikers wouldn’t fall (too far) behind.

2 

:

to fail to do something as quickly as planned or required

— often + with

  • We’ve been falling further behind with our work.

— often + on

  • I am falling behind on my homework.

  • We fell behind on our car payments.

fall down on the job

:

to do a job badly

  • The people who are supposed to be keeping the city clean have been falling down on the job.

fall flat

:

to produce no response or result

  • All of his jokes fell flat. [=no one laughed at his jokes]

1 

fall for (someone)

:

to feel a strong attraction for (someone)

:

to fall in love with (someone)

  • He fell for her the moment he saw her.

  • He fell for her hard. = He fell hard for her. = He fell for her like a ton of bricks. [=he became deeply in love with her]

2 

fall for (something)

:

to be fooled by (something, such as a trick)

  • I can’t believe you fell for that old trick.

1 

:

to break apart and fall down in an inward direction

  • The roof fell in.

2 

:

to take your place in a military formation

  • The troops were ordered to fall in.


—

compare fall out (below)

fall in/into line

:

to start to do what you are told or required to do

  • Several of the older companies have refused to fall in line (with the new regulations).

  • It was weeks before the new prisoner fell into line.

fall in love, fall out of love


—

see 1love

1 

:

to be caught in (a trap)

  • We fell into a trap.

2 

:

to begin to do or experience (something) or to be affected by (something) without wanting or trying to

  • He fell deeply into debt.

  • She fell into her career almost accidentally.

  • She fell into the habit of going out for ice cream every night.

fall into place

:

to fit together

:

to make sense

  • The pieces of the puzzle/mystery are finally starting to fall into place.

fall into step


—

see 1step

fall into the hands of

:

to come to be held or possessed by (someone)

  • Officials are concerned that the stolen weapons may fall into the hands of terrorists. [=that terrorists may get/obtain the stolen weapons]

fall into the wrong hands

:

to come to be held or possessed by the wrong person or group

  • There could be a disaster if the weapons fell into the wrong hands.

fall into your lap


—

see 1lap

fall in with

[phrasal verb]

1 

fall in with (someone)

:

to begin to spend time with (someone)

  • Their daughter fell in with a bad crowd.

2 

fall in with (something)

:

to accept and act in agreement with (something)

  • They readily fell in with our plans.

:

to stop being attached to something

  • The handle was so loose that it almost fell off.


—

see also 1fall 3b (above)

fall on/upon

[phrasal verb]

1 

fall on/upon (something)

a 

:

to begin to experience (something)

:

to meet with (an experience)

  • We fell on hard times after I lost my job.

  • The company fell upon some unexpected competition.

b 

:

to notice (something) especially without wanting or trying to

  • Her eyes/glance fell on the letter on his desk.

2 

fall on/upon (someone)

:

to attack (someone) suddenly

  • They fell on the enemy soldiers and killed every one of them.

fall on deaf ears


—

see 1ear

fall on your feet


—

see 1foot

1 

of a tooth or hair

:

to stop being attached to the body

  • The cancer treatments made her hair fall out.

2 

:

to have an argument

  • They fell out [=fought, argued] over money.

  • He had fallen out [=quarreled] with his neighbor.


—

see also falling-out

3 

:

to leave your place in a military formation

  • The soldiers were ordered to fall out.


—

compare fall in (above)

fall short

1 

:

to fail to be as good or successful as expected or hoped for

  • In comparison to her previous novel, this one falls short. [=this one is not as good]

— often + of

  • Her current book falls short of her previous novel.

  • The cruise fell short of our expectations. [=the cruise was not as good as we expected it to be]

2 

:

to fail to reach a goal

  • Their efforts fell short.

— often + of

  • Their efforts fell (far) short of (achieving) their goal.

fall through

[phrasal verb]

:

to fail or stop in a sudden or final way

  • Contract negotiations have fallen through.

  • Our vacation plans have fallen through.

fall through/between the cracks


—

see 2crack

fall through the net


—

see 1net

fall under

[phrasal verb]

fall under (something)

:

to be influenced or affected by (something)

  • He fell under her influence.

  • fall under a spell

  • He has fallen under suspicion. [=people have begun to suspect him of doing something]

let the chips fall where they may


—

see 1chip

Britannica Dictionary definition of FALL

1 

[count]

:

the act of falling: such as

a 

:

the act of coming or going down from a high position or from a standing position

  • a fall from a horse

  • She’s had/suffered several bad falls in recent years.

  • a fall of three feet

  • He slipped on the ice and hurt his hand when he tried to break his fall. [=to stop himself from falling]

b 

:

the act of becoming lower

  • the rise and fall of the tide

2 

US

:

the season between summer and winter

:

the season when leaves fall from trees

:


autumn

[count]

  • She went off to college in the fall.

  • an unusually warm fall

[noncount]

  • in early/late fall

  • Several weeks of fall remain before winter begins.

  • When fall came he planted grass.

— often used before another noun

  • our fall catalog

  • a new fall coat

  • fall colors/foliage

  • the fall harvest

3 

[count]

:

a decrease in the size, amount, degree, activity, or value of something

  • a fall in the price of oil

4 

a 

[singular]

:

loss of power or greatness

  • the rise and fall [=collapse] of an empire

b 

[singular]

:

the surrender or capture of a place that is being attacked

  • the fall of Troy

  • The fall of the fort caused the local civilians to flee.

c 

[singular]

:

loss of innocence or goodness

  • a fall from virtue

d 

the Fall

:

the event in the Bible when Adam and Eve are forced to leave the Garden of Eden because they have sinned against God

  • after the Fall

5 

[count]

:

an area on a river or stream where water runs steeply downward

— usually plural

  • Bears hunted for fish in the rocky falls. [=waterfall]

  • Niagara Falls

be riding for a fall


—

see 1ride

Источник

Other forms: fell; fallen; falling; falls

Looking at the multitude of meanings for the word fall, one thing comes clear: the word is most often associated with a drop or descent of some kind, whether that be a physical fall from a high place or a metaphorical fall from power or grace.

In the 16th Century, autumn was known as «the fall of the leaf,» which later became just fall, but the actual word is much older than that, traceable to the Old English feallan. Many meanings, including a fall in temperature, to fall in love or to fall asleep, all stem from the Middle Ages. If you’re the «fall guy,» you’re going to get blamed, or «take the fall.» If you fall in love and then fall out of favor with your beloved, your next action might fall under the category of «gift giving» or just «kissing up.»

Definitions of fall

  1. verb

    descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

    “The branch
    fell from the tree”

    “The unfortunate hiker
    fell into a crevasse”

    Synonyms:

    come down, precipitate

    fall from clouds

  2. verb

    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

    “The barometer is
    falling”

    “The curtain
    fell on the diva”

    “Her hand went up and then
    fell again”

    synonyms:

    come down, descend, go down

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    Antonyms:

    arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise

    move upward

    ascend, go up

    travel up, «We ascended the mountain»

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    prolapse

    slip or fall out of place, as of body parts

    abseil, rappel, rope down

    lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside

    dismount, get down, get off, light, unhorse

    alight from (a horse)

    avalanche, roll down

    gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

    dive, plunge, plunk

    drop steeply

    go down, go under, set

    disappear beyond the horizon

    correct, decline, slump

    go down in value

    precipitate

    fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

    sink, subside

    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

    crash

    fall or come down violently

    flop

    fall suddenly and abruptly

    topple, tumble

    fall down, as if collapsing

    drop

    fall vertically

    plop

    drop with the sound of something falling into water

    pitch

    fall or plunge forward

    alight, climb down

    come down

    go down, go under, settle, sink

    go under, «The raft sank and its occupants drowned»

    pounce, swoop

    move down on as if in an attack

    drip

    fall in drops

    cascade, cascade down

    rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

    power-dive

    make a power dive

    nosedive

    plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft

    duck

    submerge or plunge suddenly

    crash-dive

    descend steeply and rapidly

    chute, jump, parachute

    jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

    keel over

    turn over and fall

    dump, plunge

    fall abruptly

    plummet, plump

    drop sharply

    flump, flump down

    fall heavily

    settle, subside

    sink down or precipitate

    founder

    sink below the surface

    submerge, submerse

    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

    decline

    go down

    stoop

    descend swiftly, as if on prey

    type of:

    go, locomote, move, travel

    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

  3. verb

    lose an upright position suddenly

    “The vase
    fell over and the water spilled onto the table”

    “Her hair
    fell across her forehead”

    synonyms:

    fall down

  4. “rain, snow and sleet were
    falling”

    synonyms:

    come down, precipitate

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    rain, rain down

    precipitate as rain

    spat

    come down like raindrops

    snow

    fall as snow

    hail

    precipitate as small ice particles

    sleet

    precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow

    drizzle, mizzle

    rain lightly

    shower, shower down

    rain abundantly

    patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle

    rain gently

    pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream

    rain heavily

  5. “The hills around here
    fall towards the ocean”

  6. verb

    drop oneself to a lower or less erect position

    “She
    fell back in her chair”

    “He
    fell to his knees”

    Synonyms:

    fall down

    lose an upright position suddenly

  7. verb

    fall or flow in a certain way

  8. verb

    decrease in size, extent, or range

    “The cabin pressure
    fell dramatically”

    “his voice
    fell to a whisper”

    synonyms:

    decrease, diminish, lessen

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    Antonyms:

    increase

    become bigger or greater in amount

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    break

    diminish or discontinue abruptly

    shrink, shrivel

    decrease in size, range, or extent

    taper

    diminish gradually

    drop off

    fall or diminish

    fly, vanish, vaporize

    decrease rapidly and disappear

    break

    fall sharply

    ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off

    become less intense

    weaken

    become weaker

    boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce

    be cooked until very little liquid is left

    contract, shrink

    become smaller or draw together

    shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither

    wither, as with a loss of moisture

    abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off

    become less in amount or intensity

    deflate

    become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air

    dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down

    become smaller or lose substance

    remit

    diminish or abate

    de-escalate

    diminish in size, scope, or intensity

    depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue

    lose in value

    shorten

    become short or shorter

    thin out

    become sparser

    decline, go down, wane

    grow smaller

    wane

    decrease in phase

    wane

    become smaller

    decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up

    lose velocity; move more slowly

    decrescendo

    grow quieter

    atrophy

    undergo atrophy

    attenuate

    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

    disappear, evaporate, melt

    become less intense and fade away gradually

    die down

    become progressively weaker

    collapse

    lose significance, effectiveness, or value

    fade, melt

    become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

    lessen, subside

    wear off or die down

    blast

    shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly

    die back, die down

    suffer from a disease that kills shoots

    dry up, mummify

    dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture

    blur, dim, slur

    become vague or indistinct

    languish, pine away, waste

    lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

    dull

    make less lively or vigorous

    pall

    lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)

    loose, loosen, relax

    become loose or looser or less tight

    slacken

    become looser or slack

    dip

    go down momentarily

    wear on

    pass slowly (of time)

    drop

    go down in value

    slack, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up

    become slow or slower

    slow, slow down, slow up

    cause to proceed more slowly

    delay, detain, hold up

    cause to be slowed down or delayed

    wilt

    lose strength

    flex

    contract

    type of:

    change magnitude

    change in size or magnitude

  9. verb

    pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind

    “fall into a trap”

    “She
    fell ill”

    “They
    fell out of favor”

    “fall asleep”

    “fall prey to an imposter”

    “fall into a strange way of thinking”

    “she
    fell to pieces after she lost her work”

    Synonyms:

    drop away, drop off, fall away, slip

    get worse

    break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up

    become separated into pieces or fragments

    crumble, fall apart

    break or fall apart into fragments

    drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede

    retreat

    dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag

    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

    fall flat, fall through, flop, founder

    fail utterly; collapse

    fall for

    be deceived, duped, or entrapped by

  10. verb

    come under, be classified or included

    “fall into a category”

    synonyms:

    come

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    type of:

    be

    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

  11. verb

    suffer defeat, failure, or ruin

    “We must stand or
    fall”

    “fall by the wayside”

  12. verb

    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”

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    type of:

    buy the farm, cash in one’s chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it

    pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

  13. “The cities
    fell to the enemy”

  14. verb

    lose office or power

    “The government
    fell overnight”

    “The Qing Dynasty
    fell with Sun Yat-sen”

  15. verb

    move in a specified direction

    “The line of men
    fall forward”

  16. verb

    touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

    “Light
    fell on her face”

    synonyms:

    shine, strike

  17. verb

    occur at a specified time or place

    “Christmas
    falls on a Monday this year”

    “The accent
    falls on the first syllable”

  18. “payments
    fall on the 1st of the month”

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    type of:

    be

    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

  19. verb

    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”

    Synonyms:

    light

    fall to somebody by assignment or lot

  20. verb

    fall to somebody by assignment or lot

    “The task
    fell to me”

    “It
    fell to me to notify the parents of the victims”

    synonyms:

    light

    accrue

    come into the possession of

  21. “The estate
    fell to my sister”

    synonyms:

    devolve, pass, return

    accrue

    come into the possession of

  22. verb

    to be given by right or inheritance

    “The estate
    fell to the oldest daughter”

  23. verb

    come into the possession of

    synonyms:

    accrue

    devolve, pass, return

    be inherited by

    light

    fall to somebody by assignment or lot

  24. verb

    assume a disappointed or sad expression

    “Her face
    fell when she heard that she would be laid off”

    “his crest
    fell”

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    type of:

    change

    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature

  25. “his eyes
    fell”

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    type of:

    change

    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature

  26. “Grief
    fell from our hearts”

    Synonyms:

    descend, settle

    come as if by falling

  27. verb

    come as if by falling

    “Night
    fell”

    “Silence
    fell”

    synonyms:

    descend, settle

  28. “silly phrases
    fell from her mouth”

  29. “The prisoners
    fell to work right away”

  30. “the rise and
    fall of the tides”

  31. noun

    a downward slope or bend

  32. noun

    a sudden drop from an upright position

    synonyms:

    spill, tumble

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    types:

    pratfall

    a fall onto your buttocks

    wipeout

    a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)

    type of:

    slip, trip

    an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

  33. noun

    a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

    synonyms:

    drop

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    types:

    free fall

    the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field

    plunge

    a steep and rapid fall

    precipitation

    the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height

    type of:

    gravitation

    movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction

    descent

    a movement downward

  34. noun

    a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

    “the
    fall of the House of Hapsburg”

    synonyms:

    downfall

  35. noun

    a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

    “when that became known the price of their stock went into free
    fall”

    synonyms:

    dip, drop, free fall

  36. noun

    the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

  37. noun

    the time of day immediately following sunset

    “they finished before the
    fall of night”

    synonyms:

    crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight

  38. noun

    when a wrestler’s shoulders are forced to the mat

  39. noun

    the season when the leaves fall from the trees

    “in the
    fall of 1973”

    synonyms:

    autumn

  40. verb

    yield to temptation or sin

  42. noun

    a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity

  43. verb

    be born, used chiefly of lambs

    “The lambs
    fell in the afternoon”

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  • Defenition of the word fall

    • Move to a lower position due to the effect of gravity.
    • The act of surrendering to the enemy.
    • To die in battle.
    • A downward slope or bend.
    • To go from a higher to a lower place.
    • To lose one’s balance and hit the ground.
    • A sudden drop from an upright position.
    • A wrestling move in which a wrestler’s shoulders are forced to the mat.
    • To move downward and lower (e.g. of temperature values or falling objects).
    • To pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind (e.g. into a trap, ill, in love, etc.).
    • To come under, be classified or included (e.g. into a category).
    • To touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.
    • come into the possession of; «The house accrued to the oldest son»
    • the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); «they were protected until the capitulation of the fort»
    • decrease in size, extent, or range; «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»
    • move downward but not necessarily all the way; «The temperature is going down»; «The barometer is falling»; «Real estate prices are coming down»
    • a downward slope
    • a 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 free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; «it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height»
    • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; «a fall from virtue»
    • a movement downward; «the rise and fall of the tides»
    • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; «women have been blamed ever since the Fall»
    • 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»
    • come as if by falling; «Night fell»
    • go as if by falling; «Grief fell from our hearts
    • occur at a specified time or place; «Christmas falls on a Monday this year»; «The accent falls on the first syllable»
    • begin vigorously; «The prisoners fell to work right away»
    • be born, used chiefly of lambs: «The lambs fell in the afternoon»
    • come out; issue; «silly phrases fell from her mouth»
    • be cast down; «his eyes fell»
    • assume a disappointed or sad expression; «Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off»
    • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; «The branch fell from the tree»; «The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse»
    • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; «She fell back in her chair»
    • lose an upright position suddenly; «The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table»
    • slope downward; «The hills around here fall towards the ocean»
    • move in a specified direction; «The line of men fall forward»
    • be captured; «The cities fell to the enemy»
    • to be given by assignment or distribution; «The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team»
    • to be given by right or inheritance; «The estate fell to the oldest daughter»
    • lose office or power; «The government fell overnight»; «The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen»
    • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; «We must stand or fall»
    • yield to temptation or sin «Adam and Eve fell»
    • lose one’s chastity; «a fallen woman»
    • die, as in battle or in a hunt; «Many soldiers fell at Verdun»; «Several deer have fallen to the same gun»
    • be due; «payments fall on the 1st of the month»
    • the season when the leaves fall from the trees; «in the fall of 1973»
    • come under, be classified or included; «fall into a category»; «This comes under a new heading»
    • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; «the fall of the House of Hapsburg»
    • fall to somebody by assignment or lot: «The task fell to me»; «It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims»
    • when a wrestler’s shoulders are forced to the mat
    • 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»
    • touch or seem as if touching; «Light fell on her face»; «The light struck the golden necklace»
    • fall or flow in a certain way; «This dress hangs well»; «Her long black hair flowed down her back»
    • fall from clouds; «rain, snow and sleet were falling»
    • a sudden drop from an upright position; «he had a nasty spill on the ice»
    • the time of day immediately following sunset; «he loved the twilight»; «they finished before the fall of night»
    • 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»
    • when a wrestler»s shoulders are forced to the mat
    • a downward slope or bend
    • 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 he
    • come as if by falling; «Night fell»; «Silence fell»
    • go as if by falling; «Grief fell from our hearts»
    • be born, used chiefly of lambs; «The lambs fell in the afternoon»
    • assume a disappointed or sad expression; «Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off»; «his crest fell»
    • 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»
    • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; «She fell back in her chair»; «He fell to his knees»
    • lose an upright position suddenly; «The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table»; «Her hair fell across her forehead»
    • 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»
    • fall to somebody by assignment or lot; «The task fell to me»; «It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims»
    • 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 yougest student»
    • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; «We must stand or fall»; «fall by the wayside»
    • yield to temptation or sin; «Adam and Eve fell»
    • lose one»s chastity; «a fallen woman»
    • 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»
    • 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»
    • fall from clouds; «rain, snow and sleet were falling»; «Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum»
    • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
    • a sudden drop from an upright position
    • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
    • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
    • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
    • a movement downward
    • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
    • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
    • the time of day immediately following sunset
    • the season when the leaves fall from the trees
    • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
    • decrease in size, extent, or range
    • come as if by falling
    • go as if by falling
    • occur at a specified time or place
    • begin vigorously
    • be born, used chiefly of lambs
    • come out; issue
    • be cast down
    • assume a disappointed or sad expression
    • fall or flow in a certain way
    • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
    • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
    • lose an upright position suddenly
    • slope downward
    • move in a specified direction
    • be inherited by
    • fall to somebody by assignment or lot
    • come into the possession of
    • be captured
    • to be given by assignment or distribution
    • to be given by right or inheritance
    • lose office or power
    • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
    • yield to temptation or sin
    • lose one’s chastity
    • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
    • die, as in battle or in a hunt
    • be due
    • come under, be classified or included
    • fall from clouds

Synonyms for the word fall

    • accident
    • accrue
    • autumn
    • capitulation
    • collapse
    • come
    • come down
    • decline
    • declivity
    • decrease
    • descend
    • descent
    • devolve
    • diminish
    • downfall
    • downslope
    • drop
    • dusk
    • evenfall
    • Fall
    • fall down
    • fall over
    • falling
    • flow
    • gloaming
    • go down
    • hang
    • lessen
    • light
    • nightfall
    • pass
    • pin
    • plummet
    • plunge
    • precipitate
    • reduce
    • reduction
    • return
    • shine
    • spill
    • strike
    • surrender
    • trip over
    • tumble
    • twilight

Similar words in the fall

    • break
    • cave in
    • collapse
    • come apart
    • crumble
    • dawdle
    • dissolve
    • drop away
    • drop off
    • fall
    • fall apart
    • fall away
    • fall back
    • fall behind
    • fall flat
    • fall for
    • fall in
    • fall off
    • fall through
    • fallacies
    • fallaciously
    • fallen
    • fallibility
    • fallibility’s
    • fallible
    • fallibly
    • falling
    • fallopian
    • fallopian’s
    • fallout
    • fallout’s
    • fallow
    • fallowed
    • fallowing
    • fallows
    • falls
    • flop
    • founder
    • give
    • give way
    • lag
    • lose
    • recede
    • separate
    • sink
    • slip
    • slump
    • split up

Meronymys for the word fall

    • autumnal equinox
    • eve
    • evening
    • eventide
    • fall equinox
    • Indian summer
    • Nov
    • November
    • Oct
    • October
    • Saint Martin’s summer
    • Sep
    • Sept
    • September
    • September equinox
    • wrestling match

Hyponyms for the word fall

    • abate
    • abseil
    • alight
    • anticlimax
    • avalanche
    • boil down
    • break
    • cascade
    • cascade down
    • climb down
    • concentrate
    • contract
    • correct
    • correction
    • crash
    • de-escalate
    • decelerate
    • decline
    • decoct
    • decrescendo
    • deflate
    • depreciate
    • devaluate
    • devalue
    • die away
    • dismount
    • dive
    • downhill
    • drip
    • drop
    • drop off
    • dwindle
    • dwindle away
    • dwindle down
    • ease off
    • ease up
    • fall
    • fall in love
    • flag
    • flop
    • fly
    • free fall
    • get down
    • get off
    • go down
    • go under
    • hail
    • let up
    • light
    • night
    • pitch
    • plop
    • plunge
    • plunk
    • pounce
    • pratfall
    • precipitate
    • precipitation
    • prolapse
    • rain
    • rain down
    • rappel
    • reduce
    • remit
    • retard
    • roll down
    • rope down
    • set
    • settle
    • shorten
    • shrink
    • shrivel
    • shrivel up
    • sink
    • slack
    • slack off
    • slacken off
    • sleet
    • slow
    • slow down
    • slow up
    • slump
    • snow
    • spat
    • steep
    • subside
    • swoop
    • takedown
    • taper
    • thin out
    • topple
    • tumble
    • undervalue
    • unhorse
    • vanish
    • vaporize
    • voltage drop
    • wane
    • weaken
    • wipeout
    • wither

Hypernyms for the word fall

    • be
    • be born
    • begin
    • buy the farm
    • cash in one’s chips
    • change
    • change hands
    • change magnitude
    • change of location
    • change owners
    • change posture
    • change state
    • choke
    • come
    • come about
    • come forth
    • come out
    • commence
    • conk
    • croak
    • decease
    • decrease
    • decrement
    • descent
    • devolve
    • die
    • disappear
    • drop dead
    • egress
    • emerge
    • event
    • exit
    • expire
    • fail
    • fall
    • fall out
    • get
    • get down
    • give-up the ghost
    • go
    • go away
    • go forth
    • go on
    • go wrong
    • gravitation
    • hap
    • happen
    • hour
    • incline
    • issue
    • kick the bucket
    • leave office
    • locomote
    • loss
    • miscarry
    • move
    • occur
    • pass
    • pass away
    • pass off
    • perish
    • pitch
    • pop off
    • quit
    • resign
    • return
    • season
    • set about
    • set out
    • side
    • sin
    • sinning
    • slip
    • slope
    • snuff it
    • start
    • start out
    • step down
    • take place
    • time of day
    • time of year
    • transgress
    • travel
    • trespass
    • trip
    • triumph
    • turn
    • vanish
    • victory
    • weakening
    • yield

Antonyms for the word fall

    • acclivity
    • arise
    • ascend
    • ascension
    • ascent
    • climb
    • come up
    • go up
    • increase
    • lift
    • move up
    • raise
    • rise
    • rising
    • upgrade
    • uprise

Idioms for the word fall

    • fall asleep
    • fall apart

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Meaning Fall

What does Fall mean? Here you find 47 meanings of the word Fall. You can also add a definition of Fall yourself

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Season between summer and winter. Astronomically it is the period from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.

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The proper slope or pitch of a pipe for adequate drainage. Also called flow.

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the season of the year which is the transition period from summer to winter occurring as the sun approaches the winter solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, fall customarily includes the months of Sep [..]

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1 [countable] an occasion when someone or something falls to the groundShe was taken to hospital after a fall.fall from: Her brother was killed in a fall from a horse.Luckily her fall was broken by so [..]

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When applied to mass movement of material refers to free fall of material moving without contact with the surface.

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c. 1200, «a falling to the ground; a dropping from a height, a descent from a higher to a lower position (as by gravity); a collapsing of a building,» from the source of fall (n.). (Old Engl [..]

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Old English feallan (class VII strong verb; past tense feoll, past participle feallen) «to drop from a height; fail, decay, die,» from Proto-Germanic *fallan (source also of Old Frisian fall [..]

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/ˈfɑːl/ verb falls; fell /ˈfɛl/ ; fallen /ˈfɑːlən/ ; falling 1 fall /ˈfɑːl/ verb falls; fell /ˈfɛl/ ; fallen /ˈfɑːlən/ ; falling Learner's definition of FALL [no object] 1  [..]

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A mass of roof rock or coal which has fallen in any part of a mine.

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movement of pieces of rock or soil downward in a landslide.

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descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse" the season when t [..]

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to drop through the air

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 to let fall.

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aropfaln

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harbst

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faln

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To dream that you sustain a fall, and are much frightened, denotes that you will undergo some great struggle, but will eventually rise to honor and wealth; but if you are injured in the fall, you will encounter hardships and loss of friends.   

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a very wide turned-down collar worn in the 17th century

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Section of collar that folds over to conceal the stand.

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(n) the season when the leaves fall from the trees(n) a sudden drop from an upright position(n) the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve(n) a downward slope or bend( [..]

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In the fall. In the autumn, at the fall of the leaf. (An American revival.)

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Any rope that passes through two or more blocks. To fall aboard of

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A downward and onward movement in the air under the force of gravity after forward momentum carries an object beyond its supporting surface, rotation during a fall is gradual and the object usually la [..]

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Hair overhanging the face.

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Falls due to slipping or tripping which result in injury.

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The part of the tackle that is hauled upon.

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Hauling part of a purchase or tackle. Rope by which a boat is hoisted.

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Commonly the antire length of rope used in a tackle, though strictly it means only the end to which the power is applied.

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The part of the tackle that is hauled upon.

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  A line, wire, or chain rove on a purchase.  

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The part of the tackle which is hauled upon; a hoisting rope or chain, especially the part of rope or chain to which power is applied.

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A hoisting rope or chain, especially the part of rope or chain to which power is applied.

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The part of the tackle which is hauled upon; a hoisting rope or chain, especially the part of rope or chain to which power is applied.

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Hair overhanging the face.

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The loose end of the rope of a tackle, the hauling part of a tackle; also applied generally to the tackle of the bobstay and the topmast backstays, &c.

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(1) (a.k.a. Area of the Fall) — The spot on the ground or water where the item to be retrieved fell. (2) The time of year when we see just how well our training went during the "dog game& [..]

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A meteorite that was observed as it fell through Earth’s atmosphere and was retrieved. Since most falls are collected soon after hitting the ground, these meteorites are not badly degraded or wea [..]

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, v. to fell trees.

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The play of a card or cards on a trick; the order in which they are played.

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drop; succumb to higher cards

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the season of the year which is the transition period from summer to winter occurring as the sun approaches the winter solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, fall customarily includes the months of September, October and November.

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A section of the curling sheet that is sloped, which can cause a moving stone to curl in the opposite direction than intended.

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also known as flow; the proper slope or pitch of a pipe for adequate drainage

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the season of the year which is the transition period from summer to winter occurring as the sun approaches the winter solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, fall customarily includes the months of Sep [..]

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The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.

*en|descent,en|decrease,en|autumn,harvest,back end
*en|downfall
*en|rap

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(theology) The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and Eve.goh|val.

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