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| autumn, fall | (n.) | the season when the leaves fall from the trees.; "in the fall of 1973" |
| fall, spill, tumble | (n.) | a sudden drop from an upright position.; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" |
| fall | (n.) | the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve.; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall" |
| declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall | (n.) | a downward slope or bend. |
| fall | (n.) | a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity.; "a fall from virtue" |
| downfall, fall | (n.) | a sudden decline in strength or number or importance.; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" |
| fall | (n.) | a movement downward.; "the rise and fall of the tides" |
| capitulation, fall, surrender | (n.) | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions).; "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" |
| crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight | (n.) | the time of day immediately following sunset.; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" |
| fall, pin | (n.) | when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat. |
| drop, fall | (n.) | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity.; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" |
| dip, drop, fall, free fall | (n.) | 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" |
| fall | (v.) | descend in free fall under the influence of gravity.; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse" |
| come down, descend, fall, go down | (v.) | 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" |
| fall | (v.) | 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" |
| come, fall | (v.) | come under, be classified or included.; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" |
| come down, fall, precipitate | (v.) | fall from clouds.; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" |
| fall | (v.) | suffer defeat, failure, or ruin.; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside" |
| fall | (v.) | 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, shine, strike | (v.) | 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" |
| fall | (v.) | be captured.; "The cities fell to the enemy" |
| fall | (v.) | occur at a specified time or place.; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" |
| decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | (v.) | 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" |
| fall | (v.) | yield to temptation or sin.; "Adam and Eve fell" |
| fall | (v.) | lose office or power.; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" |
| fall | (v.) | 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" |
| fall | (v.) | move in a specified direction.; "The line of men fall forward" |
| fall | (v.) | be due.; "payments fall on the 1st of the month" |
| fall | (v.) | lose one's chastity.; "a fallen woman" |
| fall | (v.) | to be given by right or inheritance.; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter" |
| accrue, fall | (v.) | come into the possession of.; "The house accrued to the oldest son" |
| fall, light | (v.) | fall to somebody by assignment or lot.; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" |
| devolve, fall, pass, return | (v.) | 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 | (v.) | slope downward.; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" |
| fall, fall down | (v.) | lose an upright position suddenly.; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead" |
| fall | (v.) | drop oneself to a lower or less erect position.; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees" |
| fall, flow, hang | (v.) | fall or flow in a certain way.; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" |
| fall | (v.) | assume a disappointed or sad expression.; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell" |
| fall | (v.) | be cast down.; "his eyes fell" |
| fall | (v.) | come out; issue.; "silly phrases fell from her mouth" |
| fall | (v.) | be born, used chiefly of lambs.; "The lambs fell in the afternoon" |
| fall | (v.) | begin vigorously.; "The prisoners fell to work right away" |
| fall | (v.) | go as if by falling.; "Grief fell from our hearts" |
| descend, fall, settle | (v.) | come as if by falling.; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" |
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