fell
fel
- n the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
- n seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
- n the act of felling something (as a tree)
- v cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- v pass away rapidly
- v sew a seam by folding the edges
- v descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
The branch fell from the tree
The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse - v move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
The curtain fell on the diva
Her hand went up and then fell again - v pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
She fell ill
They fell out of favor
she fell to pieces after she lost her work - v come under, be classified or included
- v fall from clouds
- v suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- v die, as in battle or in a hunt
Many soldiers fell at Verdun
The shooting victim fell dead - v touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Light fell on her face - v be captured
The cities fell to the enemy - v occur at a specified time or place
- v decrease in size, extent, or range
The cabin pressure fell dramatically
her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
his voice fell to a whisper - v yield to temptation or sin
Adam and Eve fell - v lose office or power
The government fell overnight
The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen - v 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 youngest student - v move in a specified direction
- v be due
- v lose one's chastity
- v to be given by right or inheritance
The estate fell to the oldest daughter - v come into the possession of
- v fall to somebody by assignment or lot
The task fell to me
It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims - v be inherited by
The estate fell to my sister - v slope downward
- v lose an upright position suddenly
The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table
Her hair fell across her forehead - v drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
She fell back in her chair
He fell to his knees - v fall or flow in a certain way
- v assume a disappointed or sad expression
Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off
his crest fell - v be cast down
his eyes fell - v come out; issue
silly phrases fell from her mouth - v be born, used chiefly of lambs
The lambs fell in the afternoon - v begin vigorously
The prisoners fell to work right away - v go as if by falling
Grief fell from our hearts - v come as if by falling
Night fell
Silence fell - s (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- This morning Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan gave a speech and shared some grim data: more than half of loans modified in the first quarter of 2008 fell 30 days delinquent .
- Millions of people fell in love with the customizable suburbanites of The Sims, which became the best-selling PC game of all time.
- The city pulled together as lives fell apart.