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fall

The English word “fall” has 46 meanings listed here.

To be moved downwards.
To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
To come down, to drop or descend.
To come as if by dropping down.
To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
To be brought to the ground.
To move downwards.
To let fall; to drop.
To sink; to depress.
To fell; to cut down.
To change, often negatively.
To become (chiefly used with negative states).
To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
To die, especially in battle or by disease.
To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
To diminish; to lessen or lower.
To bring forth.
To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
To visit; to go to a place.
The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
A loss of greatness or status.
That which falls or cascades.
The height of that which falls or cascades.
A crucial event or circumstance.
The action of a batsman being out.
A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
The cry given when a whale is sighted, or harpooned.
The chasing of a hunted whale.

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