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Fall
verb (past fell; past part. fallen; pres. part. falling) 1.Descend in free fall under the influence of gravity. "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse" 2.Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way. Synonyms: come down, descend, go down. "The barometer is falling" , "The curtain fell on the diva" , "Her hand went up and then fell again" Antonyms: ascend, rise. 3.Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind. "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" 4.Come under, be classified or included. Synonym: come. "This comes under a new heading" 5.Fall from clouds. Synonyms: come down, precipitate. "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" 6.Suffer defeat, failure, or ruin. "Fall by the wayside" 7.Die, as in battle or in a hunt. "Several deer have fallen to the same gun" , "The shooting victim fell dead" 8.Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly. Synonyms: shine, strike. "The sun shone on the fields" , "The light struck the golden necklace" , "A strange sound struck my ears" 10.Occur at a specified time or place. "The accent falls on the first syllable" 11.Decrease in size, extent, or range. Synonyms: decrease, diminish, lessen. "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" , "Her weight fell to under a hundred pounds" , "His voice fell to a whisper" Antonym: increase. 12.Yield to temptation or sin. 13.Lose office or power. "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" 14.To be given by assignment or distribution. "The onus fell on us" , "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student" 15.Move in a specified direction. 18.To be given by right or inheritance. 19.Come into the possession of. Synonym: accrue. 20.Fall to somebody by assignment or lot. Synonym: light. "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" 21.Be inherited by. Synonyms: devolve, pass, return. "The land returned to the family" , "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" 23.Lose an upright position suddenly. Synonym: fall down. "Her hair fell across her forehead" 24.Drop oneself to a lower or less erect position. "He fell to his knees" 25.Fall or flow in a certain way. Synonyms: flow, hang. "Her long black hair flowed down her back" 26.Assume a disappointed or sad expression. "His crest fell" 29.Be born, used chiefly of lambs. noun 1.The season when the leaves fall from the trees. Synonym: autumn. 2.A sudden drop from an upright position. Synonyms: spill, tumble. 3.The lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve. 5.A lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity. 6.A sudden decline in strength or number or importance. Synonym: downfall. Antonym: rise. 7.A movement downward. Antonym: rise. 10.When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat. Synonym: pin. 11.A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity. Synonym: drop. 12.A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity. Synonyms: dip, drop, free fall. "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"
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