English to English noun
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees | | Example: in the fall of 1973
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a sudden drop from an upright position | | Example: he had a nasty spill on the ice
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the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve | | Example: women have been blamed ever since the Fall
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a downward slope or bend | | source: wordnet30
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a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity | | Example: a fall from virtue
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a sudden decline in strength or number or importance | | Example: the fall of the House of Hapsburg
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a movement downward | | Example: the rise and fall of the tides
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the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | | Example: they were protected until the capitulation of the fort
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the time of day immediately following sunset | | Example: he loved the twilight they finished before the fall of night
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when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat | | source: wordnet30
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a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity | | Example: it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height
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a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity | | Example: 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
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The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship. | | source: webster1913 verb
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descend in free fall under the influence of gravity | | Example: The branch fell from the tree The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way | | Example: The temperature is going down The barometer is falling The curtain fell on the diva Her hand went up and then fell again
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pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind | | Example: 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
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come under, be classified or included | | Example: fall into a category This comes under a new heading
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fall from clouds | | Example: rain, snow and sleet were falling Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum
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suffer defeat, failure, or ruin | | Example: We must stand or fall fall by the wayside
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die, as in battle or in a hunt | | Example: Many soldiers fell at Verdun Several deer have fallen to the same gun The shooting victim fell dead
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touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly | | Example: Light fell on her face The sun shone on the fields The light struck the golden necklace A strange sound struck my ears
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be captured | | Example: The cities fell to the enemy
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occur at a specified time or place | | Example: Christmas falls on a Monday this year The accent falls on the first syllable
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decrease in size, extent, or range | | Example: 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
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yield to temptation or sin | | Example: Adam and Eve fell
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lose office or power | | Example: The government fell overnight The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen
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to be given by assignment or distribution | | Example: 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
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move in a specified direction | | Example: The line of men fall forward
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be due | | Example: payments fall on the 1st of the month
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lose one's chastity | | Example: a fallen woman
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to be given by right or inheritance | | Example: The estate fell to the oldest daughter
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come into the possession of | | Example: The house accrued to the oldest son
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fall to somebody by assignment or lot | | Example: The task fell to me It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
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be inherited by | | Example: 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
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slope downward | | Example: The hills around here fall towards the ocean
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lose an upright position suddenly | | Example: The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table Her hair fell across her forehead
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drop oneself to a lower or less erect position | | Example: She fell back in her chair He fell to his knees
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fall or flow in a certain way | | Example: This dress hangs well Her long black hair flowed down her back
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assume a disappointed or sad expression | | Example: Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off his crest fell
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be cast down | | Example: his eyes fell
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come out; issue | | Example: silly phrases fell from her mouth
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be born, used chiefly of lambs | | Example: The lambs fell in the afternoon
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begin vigorously | | Example: The prisoners fell to work right away
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go as if by falling | | Example: Grief fell from our hearts
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come as if by falling | | Example: Night fell Silence fell
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To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer. | | source: webster1913
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To let fall; to drop. | | source: webster1913
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