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fall

Dictionary definition · Fall

noun

  1. the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve"women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
  2. the season when the leaves fall from the trees"in the fall of 1973"
  3. a sudden drop from an upright position"he had a nasty spill on the ice"
  4. a downward slope or bend
  5. a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity"a fall from virtue"
  6. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance"the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
  7. a movement downward"the rise and fall of the tides"

verb

  1. descend in free fall under the influence of gravity"The branch fell from the tree"
  2. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way"The temperature is going down"
  3. pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind"fall into a trap"
  4. come under, be classified or included"fall into a category"
  5. fall from clouds"rain, snow and sleet were falling"

Similar words

Fall of manautumnspilltumblecome downdescendgo downdeclensiondeclinationdecline

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).