fall
fawl
- n the season when the leaves fall from the trees
in the fall of 1973 - n a sudden drop from an upright position
- n the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
- n a downward slope or bend
- n a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
a fall from virtue - n a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
the fall of the House of Hapsburg - n a movement downward
the rise and fall of the tides - n the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- n the time of day immediately following sunset
they finished before the fall of night - n when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- n a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- n a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall - v descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- v move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
The barometer is falling - v pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
fall into a trap
fall asleep
fall prey to an imposter
fall into a strange way of thinking - v come under, be classified or included
fall into a category - v fall from clouds
rain, snow and sleet were falling - v suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
We must stand or fall
fall by the wayside - v die, as in battle or in a hunt
Several deer have fallen to the same gun - v touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- v be captured
- v occur at a specified time or place
Christmas falls on a Monday this year
The accent falls on the first syllable - v decrease in size, extent, or range
- v yield to temptation or sin
- v lose office or power
- v to be given by assignment or distribution
- v move in a specified direction
The line of men fall forward - v be due
payments fall on the 1st of the month - v lose one's chastity
a fallen woman - v to be given by right or inheritance
- v come into the possession of
- v fall to somebody by assignment or lot
- v be inherited by
- v slope downward
The hills around here fall towards the ocean - v lose an upright position suddenly
- v drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- v fall or flow in a certain way
- v assume a disappointed or sad expression
- v be cast down
- v come out; issue
- v be born, used chiefly of lambs
- v begin vigorously
- v go as if by falling
- v come as if by falling
- 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.
- With a half-dozen new imports this fall, American TV is a diversified global marketplace.
- Here comes fall, earnest and urgent, whispering of Important Books and Movies in Oscar Contention and Controversial Art Exhibitions.