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Fall 1Definition: 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.
Fall 2Definition: To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees. Fall 3Definition: To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty; with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean. Fall 4Definition: To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die by violence, as in battle. Fall 5Definition: To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls. Fall 6Definition: To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals. Fall 7Definition: To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline in weight, value, price etc.; to become less; as, the falls; stocks fell two points. Fall 8Definition: To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed. Fall 9Definition: To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the faith; to apostatize; to sin. Fall 10Definition: To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be worse off than before; asm to fall into error; to fall into difficulties. Fall 11Definition: To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the countenance. Fall 12Definition: To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our spirits rise and fall with our fortunes. Fall 13Definition: To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into temptation. Fall 14Definition: To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to issue; to terminate. Fall 15Definition: To come; to occur; to arrive. Fall 16Definition: To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or hurry; as, they fell to blows. Fall 17Definition: To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals. Fall 18Definition: To belong or appertain. Fall 19Definition: To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as, an unguarded expression fell from his lips; not a murmur fell from him. Fall 20Definition: To let fall; to drop. Fall 21Definition: To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice. Fall 22Definition: To diminish; to lessen or lower. Fall 23Definition: To bring forth; as, to fall lambs. Fall 24Definition: To fell; to cut down; as, to fall a tree. Fall 25Definition: 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. Fall 26Definition: The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall. Fall 27Definition: Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin. Fall 28Definition: Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire. Fall 29Definition: The surrender of a besieged fortress or town as, the fall of Sebastopol. Fall 30Definition: Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation; as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents. Fall 31Definition: A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence. Fall 32Definition: Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope. Fall 33Definition: Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara. Fall 34Definition: The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice. Fall 35Definition: Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as, the water of a stream has a fall of five feet. Fall 36Definition: The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn. Fall 37Definition: That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow. Fall 38Definition: The act of felling or cutting down. Fall 39Definition: Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy of the rebellious angels. Fall 40Definition: Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule. Fall 41Definition: That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting. fall 42Definition: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" fall 43Definition: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" fall 44Definition: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue" fall 45Definition: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 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 46Definition: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" fall 47Definition: a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides" fall 48Definition: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" fall 49Definition: when a wrestler''s shoulders are forced to the mat Fall 50Definition: the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall" fall 51Definition: a downward slope or bend fall 52Definition: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" fall 53Definition: the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of fall 54Definition: 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 fall 55Definition: 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" fall 56Definition: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" fall 57Definition: go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts" fall 58Definition: occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" fall 59Definition: begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away" fall 60Definition: be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon" fall 61Definition: come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth" fall 62Definition: be cast down; "his eyes fell" fall 63Definition: assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell" fall 64Definition: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" fall 65Definition: 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 66Definition: descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse" fall 67Definition: drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees" fall 68Definition: lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead" fall 69Definition: slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" fall 70Definition: move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward" fall 71Definition: 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 72Definition: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" fall 73Definition: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" fall 74Definition: be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy" fall 75Definition: 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" fall 76Definition: to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter" fall 77Definition: lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" fall 78Definition: suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside" fall 79Definition: yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell" fall 80Definition: lose one''s chastity; "a fallen woman" fall 81Definition: 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 82Definition: 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 83Definition: be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month" fall 84Definition: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" fall 85Definition: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
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