Fall
- Proper noun. (theology) The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and Eve. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
- Proper noun. (context, now) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox in late September to the winter solstice in late December. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
- Verb. (intransitive) To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- Verb. (intransitive) To come down, to drop or descend.
- Verb. (intransitive) To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- Verb. (intransitive) To be brought to the ground.
- Verb. (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- Verb. (intransitive, formal) To die, especially in battle.
- Verb. (transitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance or fate.
- Verb. (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc).
- Verb. (intransitive, followed by a determining word or phrase) To become; to be affected by or befallen with a calamity; to change into the state described by words following; to become prostrated literally or figuratively (qualifier, see '''[[#Usage notes) .
- Verb. (context, copulative) To become.
- Verb. (rfv-sense) (transitive, archaic) To cause something to descend to the ground (to drop it); especially to cause a tree to descend to the ground by cutting it down (felling it). .
- Noun. The act of moving in a fluid or vacuum under the effect of gravity to a lower position.
- Noun. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
- Noun. (chiefly, North America) autumn.
- Noun. A loss of greatness or status.
- Noun. (context, cricket) The action of a batsman being out.
- Noun. (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
- Noun. (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
- Noun. The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting.
- Noun. ''See'' '''falls'''.
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