fall
/fɔl/
खस्नु
noun
1. autumn
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
"in the fall of 1973"
2. spill, tumble
a sudden drop from an upright position
"he had a nasty spill on the ice"
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. descent, declivity, decline, declination, declension, downslope
a downward slope or bend
5. fall
a lapse into sin
a loss of innocence or of chastity
"a fall from virtue"
6. downfall
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
"the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
7. fall
a movement downward
"the rise and fall of the tides"
8. capitulation, surrender
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
9. twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, crepuscule, crepuscle
the time of day immediately following sunset
"he loved the twilight"
"they finished before the fall of night"
10. pin
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
11. drop
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
"it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
12. drop, dip, 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"
"a dip in prices"
"when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
verb
1. fall
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
"The branch fell from the tree"
"The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
2. descend, 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. 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. come
come under, be classified or included
"fall into a category"
"This comes under a new heading"
5. precipitate, come down
fall from clouds
"rain, snow and sleet were falling"
"Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
6. fall
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
"We must stand or fall"
"fall by the wayside"
7. fall
die, as in battle or in a hunt
"Many soldiers fell at Verdun"
"Several deer have fallen to the same gun"
"The shooting victim fell dead"
8. 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"
9. fall
be captured
"The cities fell to the enemy"
10. fall
occur at a specified time or place
"Christmas falls on a Monday this year"
"The accent falls on the first syllable"
11. decrease, diminish, lessen
decrease in size, extent, or range
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
"her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
"his voice fell to a whisper"
12. fall
yield to temptation or sin
"Adam and Eve fell"
13. fall
lose office or power
"The government fell overnight"
"The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
14. 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 youngest student"
15. 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
come into the possession of
"The house accrued to the oldest son"
20. 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. 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 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, 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. descend, settle
come as if by falling
"Night fell"
"Silence fell"
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