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fall definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fall 6 of 32 senses of fall Sense 2 descend, fall, go down come down => fall down drop down => rappel, abseil, rope down => unhorse, dismount, light, get off get down => avalanche, roll down => dive, plunge, plunk => set go down go under => precipitate => sink, subside => crash => flop => tumble, topple => drop => plop => pitch => alight, climb down => sink, settle, go down go under => pounce, swoop => drip => cascade, cascade down Sense 3 fall => fall in love Sense 5 precipitate, come down fall => rain, rain down => spat => snow => hail => sleet Sense 7 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => break => shrink, shrivel => taper => drop off => vanish, fly => break => ease up ease off slacken off slack off flag => boil down reduce, decoct, concentrate => shrink, contract => shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => abate, let up slack off slack, die away => deflate => dwindle, dwindle away dwindle down => depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue => shorten => thin out => decline go down wane => wane => wane => decrescendo Sense 17 fall => fall Sense 21 fall, return, pass, devolve => fall, light Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fall 6 of 32 senses of fall Sense 2 descend, fall, go down come down => fall down drop down => prolapse => rappel, abseil, rope down => unhorse, dismount, light, get off get down => avalanche, roll down => dive, plunge, plunk => power-dive => nosedive => duck => crash-dive => sky dive, parachute => set go down go under => precipitate => sink, subside => crash => flop => tumble, topple => keel over => drop => plunge, dump => plummet, plump => flump, flump down => decline => dip, sink => subside => plop => pitch => alight, climb down => sink, settle, go down go under => subside, settle => founder => submerge, submerse => dive => belly-flop => jackknife => pounce, swoop => stoop => drip => cascade, cascade down Sense 3 fall => fall in love Sense 5 precipitate, come down fall => rain, rain down => drizzle, mizzle => shower, shower down => sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter => pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets => sheet => sluice, sluice down => spat => snow => hail => sleet Sense 7 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => break => shrink, shrivel => taper => drop off => vanish, fly => break => ease up ease off slacken off slack off flag => boil down reduce, decoct, concentrate => shrink, contract => flex => shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up => abate, let up slack off slack, die away => deflate => dwindle, dwindle away dwindle down => depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue => shorten => thin out => decline go down wane => dip => wear on => drop => slump, fall off sink => tumble => wane => wane => decrescendo Sense 17 fall => fall Sense 21 fall, return, pass, devolve => fall, light Entailment of verb fall 1 of 32 senses of fall Sense 5 precipitate, come down fall => condense Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fall 32 senses of fall Sense 1 fall => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 descend, fall, go down come down => travel, go move locomote Also See-> fall in#1 Sense 3 fall => change state, turn Also See-> fall for#2; fall through#1; fall flat#1; fall behind#2; fall back#2; fall off#2; fall apart#4; fall apart#3; fall away#1; fall back#4; fall behind#1 Sense 4 fall, come => be Sense 5 precipitate, come down fall Sense 6 fall => fail go wrong miscarry Sense 7 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => change magnitude Sense 8 fall => die, decease, perish, go exit pass away expire, pass Sense 9 fall, shine, strike => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place Sense 10 fall => yield Sense 11 fall => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place Sense 12 fall => fall => sin Sense 13 fall => leave office, quit step down Sense 14 fall Sense 15 fall => travel, go move locomote Sense 16 fall => be Sense 17 fall Sense 18 fall Sense 19 accrue, fall => change hands Sense 20 fall, light => fall, return, pass, devolve Sense 21 fall, return, pass, devolve => change hands Sense 22 fall => slope, incline, pitch Sense 23 fall, fall down => change posture Sense 24 fall => change posture Sense 25 hang, fall, flow Sense 26 fall => change Sense 27 fall => change Sense 28 fall => issue, emerge, come out come forth, go forth, egress Sense 29 fall => be born Sense 30 fall => begin, get start out start set about set out commence Sense 31 fall => disappear, vanish, go away Sense 32 fall, descend, settle => come Familiarity of verb fall fall used as a verb is very familiar (polysemy count = 32) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fall Sense 1 fall => travel, go move locomote Sense 5 precipitate, come down fall -------------- Sense 8 fall => die, decease, perish, go exit pass away expire, pass Sense 10 fall => yield Sense 13 fall => leave office, quit step down -------------- Sense 11 fall => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place Sense 16 fall => be -------------- Sense 12 fall => fall => sin Sense 17 fall -------------- Sense 14 fall Sense 18 fall Sense 19 accrue, fall => change hands Sense 20 fall, light => fall, return, pass, devolve Sense 21 fall, return, pass, devolve => change hands -------------- Sense 23 fall, fall down => change posture Sense 24 fall => change posture -------------- Sense 26 fall => change Sense 27 fall => change -------------- Sense 31 fall => disappear, vanish, go away Sense 32 fall, descend, settle => come -------------- Sense 2 descend, fall, go down come down => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 3 fall => change state, turn -------------- Sense 4 fall, come => be -------------- Sense 6 fall => fail go wrong miscarry -------------- Sense 7 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => change magnitude -------------- Sense 9 fall, shine, strike => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place -------------- Sense 15 fall => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 22 fall => slope, incline, pitch -------------- Sense 25 hang, fall, flow -------------- Sense 28 fall => issue, emerge, come out come forth, go forth, egress -------------- Sense 29 fall => be born -------------- Sense 30 fall => begin, get start out start set about set out commence -------------- Grep of noun fall downfall evenfall fall fall-blooming hydrangea fall armyworm fall cankerworm fall dandelion fall equinox fall guy fall of man fall webworm fallaciousness fallacy fallal fallback fallboard fallen arch faller fallibility falling off falling out falloff fallopian tube fallot fallot's syndrome fallot's tetralogy fallout fallout shelter fallow fallow deer falls footfall free fall icefall landfall nightfall outfall pitfall rainfall shortfall snowfall waterfall windfall Overview of noun fall The noun fall has 12 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (14) fall, autumn -- (the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973") 2. (4) spill, tumble, fall -- (a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice") 3. (3) Fall -- (the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall") 4. (2) descent, declivity, fall, decline declension, downslope -- (a downward slope) 5. (2) fall -- (a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue") 6. (1) fall, downfall -- (a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg") 7. (1) fall -- (a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides") 8. (1) capitulation, fall, surrender -- (the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort") 9. twilight, dusk, gloaming, nightfall, evenfall, fall -- (the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night") 10. fall, pin -- (when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat) 11. drop, fall -- (a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height") 12. drop, fall, free fall -- (a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity: "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall") Overview of verb fall The verb fall has 32 senses (first 15 from tagged texts) 1. (46) fall -- (descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse") 2. (21) descend, fall, go down come down -- (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") 3. (16) fall -- (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 her work") 4. (6) fall, come -- (come under be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading") 5. (4) precipitate, come down fall -- (fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum.") 6. (4) fall -- (suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside") 7. (4) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (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") 8. (3) fall -- (die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shotting victim fell dead") 9. (3) fall, shine, strike -- (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") 10. (3) fall -- (be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy") 11. (3) fall -- (occur at a specified time or place "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable") 12. (2) fall -- (yield to temptation or sin "Adam and Eve fell") 13. (2) fall -- (lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen") 14. (2) fall -- (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") 15. (1) fall -- (move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward") 16. fall -- (be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month") 17. fall -- (lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman") 18. fall -- (to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter") 19. accrue, fall -- (come into the possession of "The house accrued to the oldest son") 20. fall, light -- (fall to somebody by assignment or lot: "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims") 21. fall, return, pass, devolve -- (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") 22. fall -- (slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean") 23. fall, fall down -- (lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead") 24. fall -- (drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees") 25. hang, fall, flow -- (fall or flow in a certain way "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back") 26. fall -- (assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell") 27. fall -- (be cast down "his eyes fell") 28. fall -- (come out issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth") 29. fall -- (be born, used chiefly of lambs: "The lambs fell in the afternoon") 30. fall -- (begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away") 31. fall -- (go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts) 32. fall, descend, settle -- (come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell") Grep of adj fall fallacious fallen fallible falling fallow Overview of noun fall The noun fall has 12 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (14) fall, autumn -- (the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973") 2. (4) spill, tumble, fall -- (a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice") 3. (3) Fall -- (the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall") 4. (2) descent, declivity, fall, decline declension, downslope -- (a downward slope) 5. (2) fall -- (a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue") 6. (1) fall, downfall -- (a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg") 7. (1) fall -- (a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides") 8. (1) capitulation, fall, surrender -- (the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort") 9. twilight, dusk, gloaming, nightfall, evenfall, fall -- (the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night") 10. fall, pin -- (when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat) 11. drop, fall -- (a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height") 12. drop, fall, free fall -- (a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity: "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall") Overview of verb fall The verb fall has 32 senses (first 15 from tagged texts) 1. (46) fall -- (descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse") 2. (21) descend, fall, go down come down -- (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") 3. (16) fall -- (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 her work") 4. (6) fall, come -- (come under be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading") 5. (4) precipitate, come down fall -- (fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum.") 6. (4) fall -- (suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside") 7. (4) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (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") 8. (3) fall -- (die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shotting victim fell dead") 9. (3) fall, shine, strike -- (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") 10. (3) fall -- (be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy") 11. (3) fall -- (occur at a specified time or place "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable") 12. (2) fall -- (yield to temptation or sin "Adam and Eve fell") 13. (2) fall -- (lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen") 14. (2) fall -- (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") 15. (1) fall -- (move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward") 16. fall -- (be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month") 17. fall -- (lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman") 18. fall -- (to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter") 19. accrue, fall -- (come into the possession of "The house accrued to the oldest son") 20. fall, light -- (fall to somebody by assignment or lot: "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims") 21. fall, return, pass, devolve -- (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") 22. fall -- (slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean") 23. fall, fall down -- (lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead") 24. fall -- (drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees") 25. hang, fall, flow -- (fall or flow in a certain way "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back") 26. fall -- (assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell") 27. fall -- (be cast down "his eyes fell") 28. fall -- (come out issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth") 29. fall -- (be born, used chiefly of lambs: "The lambs fell in the afternoon") 30. fall -- (begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away") 31. fall -- (go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts) 32. fall, descend, settle -- (come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell")
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