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fall

(eg. hindu, origin, vexed )

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  • fall  /ˈfɔl/ ?  the season when the leaves fall from the trees

    fall meaning(s)  Add to My List

    1. (n) the season when the leaves fall from the trees
    2. (n) a sudden drop from an upright position
    3. (n) the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
    4. (n) a downward slope or bend
    5. (n) a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
    6. (n) a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
    7. (n) a movement downward
    8. (n) the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
    9. (n) the time of day immediately following sunset
    10. (n) when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
    11. (n) a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
    12. (n) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
    13. (v) descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
    14. (v) move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    15. (v) pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
    16. (v) come under, be classified or included
    17. (v) fall from clouds
    18. (v) suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
    19. (v) die, as in battle or in a hunt
    20. (v) touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
    21. (v) be captured
    22. (v) occur at a specified time or place
    23. (v) decrease in size, extent, or range
    24. (v) yield to temptation or sin
    25. (v) lose office or power
    26. (v) to be given by assignment or distribution
    27. (v) move in a specified direction
    28. (v) be due
    29. (v) lose one's chastity
    30. (v) to be given by right or inheritance
    31. (v) come into the possession of
    32. (v) fall to somebody by assignment or lot
    33. (v) be inherited by
    34. (v) slope downward
    35. (v) lose an upright position suddenly
    36. (v) drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
    37. (v) fall or flow in a certain way
    38. (v) assume a disappointed or sad expression
    39. (v) be cast down
    40. (v) come out; issue
    41. (v) be born, used chiefly of lambs
    42. (v) begin vigorously
    43. (v) go as if by falling
    44. (v) come as if by falling
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    Synonym(s)

    surrender, spill

    Antonym(s)

    rise

    fall usage(s) Create your Own

    1. The Paris fall, 2008 collections confirmed that a more subdued, razor-sharp, chic vibe is coming back into fashion, displacing last season's softer more romantic mood.
    2. With a half-dozen new imports this fall, American TV is a diversified global marketplace.
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  • fall all over  display excessive love or show excessive gratitude towards
  • fall apart  lose one's emotional or mental composure
  • fall armyworm  larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small…
  • fall asleep  change from a waking to a sleeping state
  • fall away  get worse
  • fall back  fall backwards and down
  • fall behind  retreat
  • fall by the wayside  give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
  • fall cankerworm  green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria
  • fall dandelion  fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the…
  • fall down  lose an upright position suddenly
  • fall equinox  September 22
  • fall flat  fail utterly; collapse
  • fall for  fall in love with; become infatuated with
  • fall from grace  revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior
  • fall guy  a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  • fall in  break down, literally or metaphorically
  • fall in line  agree on (a position)
  • fall in love  begin to experience feelings of love towards
  • fall into  be included in or classified as
  • fall into place  become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
  • fall of man  (Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree…
  • fall off  come off
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