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falling definition
falling |
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 falling falling off falling out 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") Overview of adj falling The adj falling has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) falling -- (suddenly losing an upright position; "they ran from the falling tree"; "a falling wall crushed the car") 2. (1) falling -- (decreasing in amount or degree; "falling temperature") 3. falling -- (coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot; "the falling action") 4. falling -- (becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes") 5. dropping, falling -- (coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain") Antonyms of adj falling 5 senses of falling Sense 1 falling (vs. standing) standing (vs. falling), upright Sense 2 falling INDIRECT (VIA decreasing) -> increasing Sense 3 falling (vs. rising) rising (vs. falling) => building(postnominal), heightening(postnominal) Sense 4 falling (vs. rising) rising (vs. falling) => bull(postnominal) => improving, up Sense 5 dropping, falling INDIRECT (VIA descending) -> ascending Similarity of adj falling 5 senses of falling Sense 1 falling (vs. standing) => toppling => tumbling Sense 2 falling => decreasing (vs. increasing) Sense 3 falling (vs. rising) => anticlimactic Sense 4 falling (vs. rising) => declining, down(postnominal) => dropping Sense 5 dropping, falling => descending(postnominal) (vs. ascending) Attributes of adj falling Familiarity of adj falling falling used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj falling falling 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") Overview of adj falling The adj falling has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) falling -- (suddenly losing an upright position; "they ran from the falling tree"; "a falling wall crushed the car") 2. (1) falling -- (decreasing in amount or degree; "falling temperature") 3. falling -- (coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot; "the falling action") 4. falling -- (becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes") 5. dropping, falling -- (coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain")
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