English noun: fall | |||
1. | fall (time) the season when the leaves fall from the trees | ||
Samples | In the fall of 1973. | ||
Synonyms | autumn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | season, time of year | ||
Part holonym | autumnal equinox, fall equinox, Indian summer, Saint Martin's summer, September equinox | ||
2. | fall (act) a sudden drop from an upright position | ||
Samples | He had a nasty spill on the ice. | ||
Synonyms | spill, tumble | ||
Broader (hypernym) | slip, trip | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pratfall, wipeout | ||
3. | Fall (event) the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve | ||
Samples | Women have been blamed ever since the Fall. | ||
Instance hypernym | event | ||
4. | fall (object) a downward slope or bend | ||
Synonyms | declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope | ||
Broader (hypernym) | incline, side, slope | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | downhill, steep | ||
Antonyms | acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, raise, rise | ||
5. | fall (act) a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity | ||
Samples | A fall from virtue. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sin, sinning | ||
6. | fall (event) a sudden decline in strength or number or importance | ||
Samples | The fall of the House of Hapsburg. | ||
Synonyms | downfall | ||
Broader (hypernym) | weakening | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anticlimax | ||
Antonyms | rise | ||
7. | fall (event) a movement downward | ||
Samples | The rise and fall of the tides. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change of location, travel | ||
Antonyms | rising, ascension, ascent, rise | ||
8. | fall (act) the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | ||
Samples | They were protected until the capitulation of the fort. | ||
Synonyms | capitulation, surrender | ||
Broader (hypernym) | loss | ||
9. | fall (time) the time of day immediately following sunset | ||
Samples | He loved the twilight. They finished before the fall of night. | ||
Synonyms | crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hour, time of day | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | night | ||
Part meronym | eve, even, evening, eventide | ||
10. | fall (event) when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat | ||
Synonyms | pin | ||
Broader (hypernym) | triumph, victory | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | takedown | ||
Part meronym | wrestling match | ||
11. | fall (event) a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity | ||
Samples | It was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height. | ||
Synonyms | drop | ||
Broader (hypernym) | descent, gravitation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | free fall, plunge, precipitation | ||
12. | fall (attribute) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity | ||
Samples | A drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index. There was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery. A dip in prices. When that became known the price of their stock went into free fall. | ||
Synonyms | dip, drop, free fall | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decrease, decrement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | correction, voltage drop | ||
English verb: fall | |||
1. | fall (motion) descend in free fall under the influence of gravity | ||
Samples | The branch fell from the tree. The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Verb group | come down, fall, precipitate | ||
2. | fall (motion) move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way | ||
Samples | The temperature is going down. The barometer is falling. The curtain fell on the diva. Her hand went up and then fell again. | ||
Examples | The airplane is sure to fall | ||
Synonyms | come down, descend, go down | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abseil, alight, avalanche, cascade, cascade down, climb down, correct, crash, decline, dismount, dive, drip, drop, flop, get down, get off, go down, go down, go under, go under, light, pitch, plop, plunge, plunk, pounce, precipitate, prolapse, rappel, roll down, rope down, set, settle, sink, sink, slump, subside, swoop, topple, tumble, unhorse | ||
Antonyms | ascend, go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise, go up | ||
3. | fall (change) pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind | ||
Samples | Fall into a trap. She fell ill. They fell out of favor. Fall in love. Fall asleep. Fall prey to an imposter. Fall into a strange way of thinking. She fell to pieces after she lost her work. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | drop, fall in love | ||
See also | break, come apart, crumble, dawdle, drop away, drop off, drop off, fall apart, fall apart, fall away, fall back, fall back, fall behind, fall behind, fall flat, fall for, fall through, flop, founder, lag, lose, recede, separate, slip, split up | ||
4. | fall (stative) come under, be classified or included | ||
Samples | Fall into a category. This comes under a new heading. | ||
Synonyms | come | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
5. | fall (weather) fall from clouds | ||
Samples | Rain, snow and sleet were falling. Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum. | ||
Synonyms | come down, precipitate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hail, rain, rain down, sleet, snow, spat | ||
Entail | condense, distil, distill | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
6. | fall (social) suffer defeat, failure, or ruin | ||
Samples | We must stand or fall. Fall by the wayside. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fail, go wrong, miscarry | ||
7. | fall (stative) die, as in battle or in a hunt | ||
Samples | Many soldiers fell at Verdun. Several deer have fallen to the same gun. The shooting victim fell dead. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | ||
Verb group | fall, fall | ||
8. | fall (stative) touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly | ||
Samples | Light fell on her face. The sun shone on the fields. The light struck the golden necklace. A strange sound struck my ears. | ||
Synonyms | shine, strike | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
9. | fall (possession) be captured | ||
Samples | The cities fell to the enemy. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | yield | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
10. | fall (change) occur at a specified time or place | ||
Samples | Christmas falls on a Monday this year. The accent falls on the first syllable. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
11. | fall (change) decrease in size, extent, or range | ||
Samples | The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester. The cabin pressure fell dramatically. Her weight fell to under a hundred pounds. His voice fell to a whisper. | ||
Synonyms | decrease, diminish, lessen | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change magnitude | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abate, boil down, break, break, concentrate, contract, de-escalate, decelerate, decline, decoct, decrescendo, deflate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, die away, drop off, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, ease off, ease up, flag, fly, go down, let up, reduce, remit, retard, shorten, shrink, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel, shrivel up, slack, slack off, slacken off, slow, slow down, slow up, taper, thin out, undervalue, vanish, vaporize, wane, wane, wane, weaken, wither | ||
Antonyms | increase | ||
12. | fall (social) yield to temptation or sin | ||
Samples | Adam and Eve fell. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fall, sin, transgress, trespass | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
13. | fall (social) lose office or power | ||
Samples | The government fell overnight. The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leave office, quit, resign, step down | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
14. | fall (possession) to be given by assignment or distribution | ||
Samples | The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team. The onus fell on us. The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Verb group | fall, fall, light | ||
15. | fall (motion) move in a specified direction | ||
Samples | The line of men fall forward. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
16. | fall (stative) be due | ||
Samples | Payments fall on the 1st of the month. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
17. | fall (social) lose one's chastity | ||
Samples | A fallen woman. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fall | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
18. | fall (possession) to be given by right or inheritance | ||
Samples | The estate fell to the oldest daughter. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
19. | fall (possession) come into the possession of | ||
Samples | The house accrued to the oldest son. | ||
Synonyms | accrue | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change hands, change owners | ||
Verb group | devolve, fall, fall, light, pass, return | ||
20. | fall (possession) fall to somebody by assignment or lot | ||
Samples | The task fell to me. It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims. | ||
Synonyms | light | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | devolve, fall, pass, return | ||
Verb group | accrue, fall, fall | ||
21. | fall (possession) be inherited by | ||
Samples | The estate fell to my sister. The land returned to the family. The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead. | ||
Synonyms | devolve, pass, return | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change hands, change owners | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fall, light | ||
Verb group | accrue, fall | ||
22. | fall (motion) slope downward | ||
Samples | The hills around here fall towards the ocean. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | incline, pitch, slope | ||
23. | fall (motion) lose an upright position suddenly | ||
Samples | The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table. Her hair fell across her forehead. | ||
Synonyms | fall down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change posture | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
24. | fall (motion) drop oneself to a lower or less erect position | ||
Samples | She fell back in her chair. He fell to his knees. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change posture | ||
Verb group | fall, fall down | ||
25. | fall (contact) fall or flow in a certain way | ||
Samples | This dress hangs well. Her long black hair flowed down her back. | ||
Synonyms | flow, hang | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun | ||
26. | fall (change) assume a disappointed or sad expression | ||
Samples | Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off. His crest fell. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
27. | fall (change) be cast down | ||
Samples | His eyes fell. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Verb group | fall | ||
28. | fall (change) come out; issue | ||
Samples | Silly phrases fell from her mouth. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come forth, come out, egress, emerge, go forth, issue | ||
29. | fall (change) be born, used chiefly of lambs | ||
Samples | The lambs fell in the afternoon. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be born | ||
30. | fall (change) begin vigorously | ||
Samples | The prisoners fell to work right away. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | ||
31. | fall (change) go as if by falling | ||
Samples | Grief fell from our hearts. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disappear, go away, vanish | ||
Verb group | descend, fall, settle | ||
32. | fall (change) come as if by falling | ||
Samples | Night fell. Silence fell. | ||
Synonyms | descend, settle | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come | ||
Verb group | fall | ||