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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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