fall [ fɔ:l ]

• n.
  • the season when the leaves fall from the trees

    "in the fall of 1973"

    同义词： autumn

  • a sudden drop from an upright position

    同义词： spill tumble

  • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
  • a downward slope or bend

    同义词： descent declivity decline declination declension downslope

  • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity

    "a fall from virtue"

  • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

    "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

    同义词： downfall

  • a movement downward

    "the rise and fall of the tides"

  • the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)

    同义词： capitulation surrender

  • the time of day immediately following sunset

    "they finished before the fall of night"

    同义词： twilight dusk gloaming gloam nightfall evenfall crepuscule crepuscle

  • when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

    同义词： pin

  • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

    同义词： drop

  • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

    "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"

    同义词： drop dip free fall

• v.
  • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
  • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

    "The barometer is falling"

    同义词： descend go down come down

  • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind

    "fall into a trap"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"

  • come under, be classified or included

    "fall into a category"

    同义词： come

  • fall from clouds

    "rain, snow and sleet were falling"

    同义词： precipitate come down

  • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin

    "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"

  • decrease in size, extent, or range

    "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"

    同义词： decrease diminish lessen

  • die, as in battle or in a hunt

    "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"

  • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

    同义词： shine strike

  • be captured
  • occur at a specified time or place

    "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"

  • yield to temptation or sin
  • lose office or power
  • to be given by assignment or distribution
  • move in a specified direction

    "The line of men fall forward"

  • be due

    "payments fall on the 1st of the month"

  • lose one's chastity

    "a fallen woman"

  • to be given by right or inheritance
  • come into the possession of

    同义词： accrue

  • fall to somebody by assignment or lot

    同义词： light

  • be inherited by

    同义词： return pass devolve

  • slope downward

    "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"

  • lose an upright position suddenly

    同义词： fall down

  • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
  • fall or flow in a certain way

    同义词： hang flow

  • assume a disappointed or sad expression
  • be cast down
  • come out; issue
  • be born, used chiefly of lambs
  • begin vigorously
  • go as if by falling
  • come as if by falling

    同义词： descend settle

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