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Defenition of the word fall

    • 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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