Fall

  1. 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.) .
  2. 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.) .
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To come down, to drop or descend.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To be brought to the ground.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
  8. Verb.  (intransitive, formal) To die, especially in battle.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance or fate.
  10. Verb.  (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc).
  11. 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) .
  12. Verb.  (context, copulative) To become.
  13. 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). .
  14. Noun.  The act of moving in a fluid or vacuum under the effect of gravity to a lower position.
  15. Noun.  A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
  16. Noun.  (chiefly, North America) autumn.
  17. Noun.  A loss of greatness or status.
  18. Noun.  (context, cricket) The action of a batsman being out.
  19. Noun.  (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
  20. Noun.  (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
  21. Noun.  The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting.
  22. Noun.  ''See'' '''falls'''.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.