FALL
\fˈɔːl], \fˈɔːl], \f_ˈɔː_l]\
Definitions of FALL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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a downward slope or bend
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a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
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the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
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a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
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the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
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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"
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lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
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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"
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go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"
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occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
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begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
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be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
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come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
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be cast down; "his eyes fell"
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assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
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fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
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descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
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drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
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slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
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move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"
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fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
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be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
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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"
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to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
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lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
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suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
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yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"
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lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"
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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"
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be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
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come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
By Princeton University
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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"
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a downward slope or bend
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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"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
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a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
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the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
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a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
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the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
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lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Falling.
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To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer.
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To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees.
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To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die by violence, as in battle.
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To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls.
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To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.
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To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the faith; to apostatize; to sin.
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To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be worse off than before; asm to fall into error; to fall into difficulties.
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To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our spirits rise and fall with our fortunes.
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To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into temptation.
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To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to issue; to terminate.
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To come; to occur; to arrive.
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To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or hurry; as, they fell to blows.
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To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.
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To belong or appertain.
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To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as, an unguarded expression fell from his lips; not a murmur fell from him.
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To let fall; to drop.
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To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice.
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To diminish; to lessen or lower.
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To bring forth; as, to fall lambs.
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To fell; to cut down; as, to fall a tree.
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The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship.
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The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall.
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Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
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Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire.
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The surrender of a besieged fortress or town ; as, the fall of Sebastopol.
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Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation; as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.
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A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence.
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Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.
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The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice.
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Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as, the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.
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The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.
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That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow.
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The act of felling or cutting down.
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Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy of the rebellious angels.
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Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule.
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To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty; - with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean.
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To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; - said of the young of certain animals.
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To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; - said of the countenance.
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Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; - usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.
By Oddity Software
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Falling.
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To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer.
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To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees.
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To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die by violence, as in battle.
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To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls.
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To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.
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To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the faith; to apostatize; to sin.
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To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be worse off than before; asm to fall into error; to fall into difficulties.
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To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our spirits rise and fall with our fortunes.
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To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into temptation.
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To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to issue; to terminate.
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To come; to occur; to arrive.
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To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or hurry; as, they fell to blows.
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To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.
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To belong or appertain.
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To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as, an unguarded expression fell from his lips; not a murmur fell from him.
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To let fall; to drop.
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To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice.
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To diminish; to lessen or lower.
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To bring forth; as, to fall lambs.
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To fell; to cut down; as, to fall a tree.
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The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship.
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The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall.
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Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
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Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire.
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The surrender of a besieged fortress or town ; as, the fall of Sebastopol.
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Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation; as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.
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A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence.
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Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.
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The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice.
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Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as, the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.
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The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.
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That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow.
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The act of felling or cutting down.
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Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy of the rebellious angels.
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Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule.
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To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty; - with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean.
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To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; - said of the young of certain animals.
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To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; - said of the countenance.
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Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; - usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.
By Noah Webster.
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Falling.
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To drop from a higher to a lower place; drop from an erect position; descend; sink; perish; be degraded or disgraced; befall or happen; as, night falls; become the property of; as, the estate falls to him.
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Pertaining to the autumn.
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The act of dropping from a higher to a lower place; distance through which anything drops; overthrow; ruin; death; waterfall; cataract; decrease in value; autumn.
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Fell.
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Fallen.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A waterfall.
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To drop down; to descend by the force of gravity; to become prostrate; (of a river) to discharge itself; to sink as if dead; to vanish; to die away; to lose strength; to decline in power, wealth, value, or reputation; to sink into sin; to depart from the faith; to become dejected; to issue; to enter upon with haste or vehemence; to rush; -pr.p. falling; pa.t. fell; pa.p. fallen.
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The act of falling, in any of its senses; descent by gravity; a dropping down; overthrow; death; descent from a better to a worse position; slope or declivity; descent of water; a cascade-though in this sense the plural is used, as Niagara Falls, Falls of St. Anthony, etc.; length of a fall; outlet of a river; decrease in value; a sinking of the voice; the time when the leaves fall, autumn; that which falls; a lapse into sin, especially that of Adam and Eve, called THE FALL: -pl. (Apocrypha) death, overthrow.
By Daniel Lyons
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A waterfall.
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To be wanting to; disappoint.
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To prove inadequate; waste away; decline; dwindle; be unsuccessful or insolvent.
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To descend by the force of gravity; drop; sink; decline; decrease; droop; die.
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To sin; err; apostatize.
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To pass or be transferred as by chance, inheritance, etc.; happen; come to pass.
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The act of falling.
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Autumn.
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The rope of a tackle.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To be wanting to; disappoint.
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Act of failing; descent; decline in value; autumn; a cascade; lapse from innocence, &c.
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To descend by force of gravity; decline; sink; abandon virtue, faith, &c.; happen; rush.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. Act of descending from a higher to a lower place by gravity; descent;— act of dropping or tumbling;—death; destruction; overthrow; ruin;—declension in rank, office, or virtue;—downfall; degradation; the apostasy of our first parents diminution of price or value; depreciation;—a sinking of tone; cadence;—declivity; a slope;—descent of water; a cascade; a cataract;—extent of descent; downfall, as of rain or snow;—a lady’s veil;—the loose end of a tackle.
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n. In Scotland, a superficial measure equal to thirty-six square ells.
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To drop from a higher place; to drop from an erect to a prone posture; to drop ripe from the tree; to pass at the outlet, as a river; to apostatize, to depart from faith or goodness; to die by violence; to be degraded from an high station; to enter into any state worse than the former; to decrease in value, to bear less price; to happen, to befal; to come by chance, to light on; to come by any mischance to any new possessor; to become the property of any one by lot, chance, inheritance; to be born, to be yeaned; To fall away, to grow lean, to revolt, to change allegiance; To fall back, to fail of a promise or purpose, to recede, to give way; To fall down, to prostrate himself in adoration, to fink, not to stand, to bend as a suppliant; To fall from, to revolt, to depart from adherence; To fall in, to concur, to coincide, to comply, to yield to; To fall off, to separate, to apostatize; To fall on, to begin eagerly to do any thing, to make an assault; to fall over, to revolt, to desert from one side to the other; To fall out, to quarrel, to jar, to happen, to befal; To fall to, to begin eagerly to eat, to apply himself to; To fall under, to be subject to, to be ranged with; To fall upon, to attack, to attempt, to rush against.
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To drop, to let fall; to fink, to depress; to diminish in value, to let sink in price; to cut down, to fell; to yean, to bring forth.
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The act of dropping from on high; the act of tumbling from an erect posture; death, overthrow; ruin, dissolution; downfal, loss of greatness, declension from eminence, degradation; diminution, decrease of price; declination or diminution of found, close to musick; declivity, steep descent; cataract, cascade; the outlet of a current into any other water; Autumn, the fall of the leaf; any thing that falls in great quantities; the act of felling or cutting down.
By Thomas Sheridan
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