Definitions for Fall

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Fall fall

Spelling: [fawl]

IPA: /fɔl/

Fall is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 19 anagrams from letters in Fall (afll).

Definitions for Fall

noun

1. an act or instance of falling or dropping from a higher to a lower place or position.
2. that which falls or drops:
3. the season of the year that comes after summer and before winter; autumn.
4. a becoming less; a lowering or decline; a sinking to a lower level:
5. the distance through which anything falls:
6. Usually, falls. a cataract or waterfall.
7. downward slope or declivity:
8. a falling from an erect position, as to the ground:
9. a hanging down:
10. a succumbing to temptation; lapse into sin.
11. the Fall, (sometimes lowercase) Theology. the lapse of human beings into a state of natural or innate sinfulness through the sin of Adam and Eve.
12. Slang. an arrest by the police.
13. surrender or capture, as of a city.
14. proper place:
15. Wrestling. an act or instance of holding or forcing an opponent's shoulders against the mat for a specified length of time. a match or division of a match.
16. a hairpiece consisting of long hair that is attached to one's own hair at the crown and usually allowed to hang freely down the back of the head so as to cover or blend with the natural hair.
17. an opaque veil hanging loose from the back of a hat.
18. falling band.
19. a decorative cascade of lace, ruffles, or the like.
20. Machinery, Nautical. the part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting.
21. Hunting. a deadfall.
22. the long soft hair that hangs over the forehead and eyes of certain terriers.
23. Armor. a pivoted peak projecting over the face opening of a burgonet.
24. Astrology. the sign of the zodiac in which the most negative influence of a planet is expressed (opposed to exaltation (def 5.)).
25. Mining. rock or ore that has collapsed from a roof, hanging wall, or the sides of a passage.
26. Albert Bacon, 1861–1944, U.S. politician: senator 1912–21; secretary of the Interior 1921–23; convicted in Teapot Dome scandal.
27. French La Chute. a novel (1957) by Albert Camus.

Idioms

1. fall all over oneself, to show unusual or excessive enthusiasm or eagerness, especially in the hope of being favored or rewarded: Also, fall over oneself.
2. fall / come short. short (def 44).
3. fall foul / afoul of. foul (def 38).
4. fall off the roof, Slang: Older Use. to menstruate.
5. fall / land on one's feet. feet (def 3).
6. fall out of bed, to get out of bed quickly.
7. fall over backward(s), bend1 (def 21). to exhibit great eagerness, especially in pursuit of one's own advantage:

Verb phrases

1. fall away, to withdraw support or allegiance: to become lean or thin; diminish; decline. to forsake one's faith, cause, or principles:
2. fall back, to give way; recede; retreat:
3. fall back on/upon, Also, fall back to. to retreat to: to have recourse to; rely on:
4. fall behind, to lag, in pace or progress: to fail to pay (a debt, obligation, etc.) at the appointed time:
5. fall down, Informal. to perform disappointingly; to disappoint; fail:
6. fall for, Slang. to be deceived by: to fall in love with:
7. fall in, to fall to pieces toward the interior; sink inward. to take one's place in the ranks, as a soldier. Also, fall in with. to become acquainted with, especially by chance:
8. fall off, to separate from; withdraw. to decrease in number, amount, or intensity; diminish: Nautical. to deviate from the heading; fall to leeward. South Midland and Southern U.S. to lose weight, usually due to illness:
9. fall on/upon, to assault; attack: to be the obligation of: to experience; encounter: to chance upon; come upon:
10. fall out, to quarrel; disagree: to happen; occur: to leave one's place in the ranks, as a soldier: Slang. to burst out laughing. South Midland and Southern U.S. to become unconscious; pass out.
11. fall through, to come to nothing; fail of realization:
12. fall to, to apply oneself; begin: to begin to eat:
13. fall under, to be the concern or responsibility of. to be classified as; be included within:

verb (used with object)

1. to fell (a tree, animal, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
2. to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not:
3. to become less or lower; become of a lower level, degree, amount, quality, value, number, etc.; decline:
4. to subside or abate.
5. extend downward; hang down:
6. to become lowered or directed downward, as the eyes:
7. to become lower in pitch or volume:
8. to succumb to temptation or sin, especially to become unchaste or to lose one's innocence.
9. to lose status, dignity, position, character, etc.
10. to succumb to attack:
11. to be overthrown, as a government.
12. to drop down wounded or dead, especially to be slain:
13. to pass into some physical, mental, or emotional condition:
14. to envelop or come as if by dropping, as stillness or night.
15. to issue forth:
16. to come by lot or chance:
17. to come by chance into a particular position:
18. to come to pass, occur, or become at a certain time:
19. to have its proper place:
20. to come by right:
21. to be naturally divisible (usually followed by into):
22. to lose animation; appear disappointed, as the face:
23. to slope or extend in a downward direction:
24. to be directed, as light, sight, etc., on something:
25. to collapse, as through weakness, damage, poor construction, or the like; topple or sink:
26. (of an animal, especially a lamb) to be born:

Origin of Fall

before 900; Middle English fallen, Old English feallan; cognate with German fallen, Old Norse falla; akin to Lithuanian pùlti to fall

Examples for Fall

I fall back into a dream and then suddenly there is a tapping on the window just above my bed.

It does not often fall to the lot of a boy to perform a deed so heroic.

The bitterest hour that I have known, was that in which you fell, and I beheld your fall.

I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do.

Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.

And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.

I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing.

According to the USDA, student participation began to fall, with 1.4 million students opting out of the lunch program entirely.

But Robert was destined to fall in with him at a future day.

Some contemporary police have military backgrounds to fall back on.