Meaning of fall | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity
2. The chasing of a hunted whale.
3. The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and Eve.
4. A surname.
5. The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
   countable, uncountable
6. fall (act of falling)
7. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity
8. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
   countable, uncountable
9. crash (of a computer)
10. To cut down (a tree); fell.
11. To come down, to drop or descend
12. The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
    Canada, US, archaic, countable, uncountable
13. downfall
14. To fail to meet expectations; lag in performance: fell down on the job.
15. To come as if by dropping down
16. feminine singular of caído
17. To fail; miscarry: Our plans fell through at the last minute.
18. A loss of greatness or status.
    countable, uncountable
19. That which falls or cascades.
    countable, uncountable
20. To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself
21. To begin an activity energetically: "The press fell to with a will" (Russell Baker).
22. The height of that which falls or cascades.
    countable, uncountable
23. To fail because of an inability to reconcile or choose between two courses of action.
24. A crucial event or circumstance.
    countable, uncountable
25. The action of a batsman being out.
    countable, uncountable
26. To experience a major reduction in status or prestige.
27. A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
    countable, uncountable
28. To adhere to established rules or predetermined courses of action.
29. To go unheeded; be ignored completely: "Moscow's own familiar charges ... will also fall on deaf ears" (Foreign Affairs).
30. An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
    countable, uncountable
31. To overexert oneself to do or accomplish something: We fell over backward to complete the project on time.
32. A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
    countable, uncountable
33. To display inordinate, typically effusive, enthusiasm: fell over themselves to impress the general's wife.
34. Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
    US, countable, informal, uncountable
35. The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
    countable, uncountable
36. An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
    countable, uncountable
37. A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
    countable, uncountable
38. The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the fall of the snow”

“the fall of the water”

“the fall of the leaf”

““I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.”

“A friend has pointed out to me the following remark on this word: "In North America the season in which this [the fall of the leaf] takes place, derives its name from that circumstance, and instead of autumn is universally called the fall." [brackets in original]”

“the fall of Rome”

“A fall of hair tumbled down one side of her body like a veil.”

“The heat of Daniel's gaze was nearly incendiary as he took in the fall of her hair spilling across her shoulders and down to her elbows.”

“Female patients with localized hair loss on the top of scalp could select a fall or a demiwig to camouflage crown and anterior scalp loss.”

“He set up his rival to take the fall.”

“Have the goodness to secure the falls of the mizzen halyards.”

“"[...] with one overhauled fall flying and an iron-bound block capering in the air."”

“Brooks fitted a new fall to his whip.”

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