Fall
verbNoun
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
“the fall of the House of Hapsburg”
Similar:DownfallType of:Weakeninga sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
“when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall”
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
“in the fall of 1973”
Similar:AutumnType of:Seasonthe time of day immediately following sunset
“they finished before the fall of night”
a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
“a fall from virtue”
Type of:SinningSina movement downward
“the rise and fall of the tides”
Type of:Travelthe act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
Type of:Losswhen a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
Similar:PinType of:TriumphVictorya free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
Similar:Dropa downward slope or bend
a sudden drop from an upright position
the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
Verb
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
“The barometer is falling”
Similar:DescendType of:LocomoteGoMovecome under, be classified or included
“fall into a category”
Similar:ComeType of:Bepass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
“fall into a trap”
“fall asleep”
“fall prey to an imposter”
Type of:TurnSee also:SeparateFlopFounderfall from clouds
“rain, snow and sleet were falling”
Similar:Precipitateoccur at a specified time or place
“Christmas falls on a Monday this year”
“The accent falls on the first syllable”
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
“We must stand or fall”
“fall by the wayside”
Type of:FailMiscarrybe due
“payments fall on the 1st of the month”
Type of:Bedie, as in battle or in a hunt
“Several deer have fallen to the same gun”
Type of:DeceaseChokePerishmove in a specified direction
“The line of men fall forward”
Type of:TravelLocomoteGoslope downward
“The hills around here fall towards the ocean”
Type of:PitchSlopeInclinecome into the possession of
Similar:Accruelose an upright position suddenly
fall to somebody by assignment or lot
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
decrease in size, extent, or range
come as if by falling
be inherited by
lose one's chastity
“a fallen woman”
fall or flow in a certain way
assume a disappointed or sad expression
Type of:Changebe born, used chiefly of lambs
be captured
Type of:Yieldbe cast down
Type of:Changebegin vigorously
Type of:CommenceStartGetcome out; issue
Type of:EmergeIssueEgressdescend in free fall under the influence of gravity
Type of:MoveLocomoteTraveldrop oneself to a lower or less erect position
go as if by falling
Type of:DisappearVanishlose office or power
Type of:QuitResignyield to temptation or sin
Type of:TransgressSinTrespassto be given by assignment or distribution
to be given by right or inheritance
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