FALL

Definition of FALL

  1. (verb)descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
  2. (verb)move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  3. (verb)pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
  4. (verb)come under, be classified or included
  5. (verb)fall from clouds
  6. (verb)suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
  7. (verb)die, as in battle or in a hunt
  8. (verb)touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
  9. (verb)be captured
  10. (verb)occur at a specified time or place
  11. (verb)decrease in size, extent, or range
  12. (verb)yield to temptation or sin
  13. (verb)lose office or power
  14. (verb)to be given by assignment or distribution
  15. (verb)move in a specified direction
  16. (verb)be due
  17. (verb)lose one's chastity
  18. (verb)to be given by right or inheritance
  19. (verb)come into the possession of
  20. (verb)fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
  21. (verb)be inherited by
  22. (verb)slope downward
  23. (verb)lose an upright position suddenly
  24. (verb)drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
  25. (verb)fall or flow in a certain way
  26. (verb)assume a disappointed or sad expression
  27. (verb)be cast down
  28. (verb)come out; issue
  29. (verb)be born, used chiefly of lambs
  30. (verb)begin vigorously
  31. (verb)go as if by falling
  32. (verb)come as if by falling
  33. (noun)the season when the leaves fall from the trees
  34. (noun)a sudden drop from an upright position
  35. (noun)a downward slope or bend
  36. (noun)a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
  37. (noun)a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
  38. (noun)a movement downward
  39. (noun)the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
  40. (noun)the time of day immediately following sunset
  41. (noun)when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
  42. (noun)a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
  43. (noun)a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity