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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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