verb (
mainly intransitive)
falls, falling, fell (
fɛl),
fallen (
ˈfɔːlən)
1.
to descend by the force of gravity from a higher to a lower place
2.
to drop suddenly from an erect position
3.
to collapse to the ground, esp in pieces
4.
to become less or lower in number, quality, etc: prices fell in the summer
5.
to become lower in pitch
6.
to extend downwards: her hair fell to her waist
7.
to be badly wounded or killed
8.
to slope in a downward direction
9.
(Christianity) to yield to temptation or sin
10.
to diminish in status, estimation, etc
11.
to yield to attack: the city fell under the assault
12.
to lose power: the government fell after the riots
13.
to pass into or take on a specified condition: to fall asleep, fall in love
14.
to adopt a despondent expression: her face fell
15.
to be averted: her gaze fell
16.
to come by chance or presumption: suspicion fell on the butler
17.
to occur; take place: night fell, Easter falls early this year
18.
(of payments) to be due
19.
to be directed to a specific point
20.
foll by back, behind, etc. to move in a specified direction
21.
to occur at a specified place: the accent falls on the last syllable
22.
(foll by to) to return (to); be inherited (by): the estate falls to the eldest son
23.
often foll by into, under, etc. to be classified or included: the subject falls into two main areas
24.
to issue forth: a curse fell from her lips
25.
(of animals, esp lambs) to be born
26.
(Brit, dialect) to become pregnant
27.
(transitive) (Austral & NZ, dialect) to fell (trees)
28.
(cricket) (of a batsman's wicket) to be taken by the bowling side: the sixth wicket fell for 96
29.
(archaic) to begin to do: fall a-doing, fall to doing
30.
fall flat, to fail to achieve a desired effect
31.
fall foul of
- to come into conflict with
- (nautical) to come into collision with
32.
fall short
- to prove inadequate
- (often foll by of) to fail to reach or measure up to (a standard)
noun
33.
an act or instance of falling
34.
something that falls: a fall of snow
36.
the distance that something falls: a hundred-foot fall
37.
a sudden drop from an upright position
38.
(
often pl)
- a waterfall or cataract
- (capital when part of a name): Niagara Falls
39.
a downward slope or decline
40.
a decrease in value, number, etc
41.
a decline in status or importance
42.
a moral lapse or failing
43.
a capture or overthrow: the fall of the city
44.
a long false hairpiece; switch
45.
a piece of loosely hanging material, such as a veil on a hat
46.
(machinery, nautical) the end of a tackle to which power is applied to hoist it
47.
(nautical) one of the lines of a davit for holding, lowering, or raising a boat
48.
(wrestling) Also called pinfall. a scoring move, pinning both shoulders of one's opponent to the floor for a specified period
49.
(
hunting)
- another word for deadfall
- (as modifier): a fall trap
50.
- the birth of an animal
- the animals produced at a single birth
51.
(slang, mainly US) take the fall, to be blamed, punished, or imprisoned