capitulation fall surrender | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions), they were protected until the capitulation of the fort |
spill tumble fall | a sudden drop from an upright position, he had a nasty spill on the ice |
fall | a lapse into sin, a loss of innocence or of chastity, a fall from virtue |
fall cankerworm | green or brown white-striped looper, larva of Alsophila pometaria |
fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda | larva of a migratory American noctuid moth, destroys grasses and small grains |
fall webworm Hyphantria cunea | a variety of webworm |
fallboard fall-board | the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played |
drop dip fall free fall | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity, a drop of 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 |
drop fall | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity, it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height |
free fall | the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field |
fall | a movement downward, the rise and fall of the tides |
Fall of Man | (Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden of Eden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death |
fall downfall | a sudden decline in strength or number or importance, the fall of the House of Hapsburg |
fall pin | when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat |
Fall | the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve, women have been blamed ever since the Fall |
descent declivity fall decline declination declension downslope | a downward slope or bend |
chump fool gull mark patsy fall guy sucker soft touch mug | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
fall dandelion arnica bud Leontodon autumnalis | fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower, naturalized in the United States |
fall-blooming hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata | deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters |
twilight dusk gloaming gloam nightfall evenfall fall crepuscule crepuscle | the time of day immediately following sunset, he loved the twilight, they finished before the fall of night |
autumnal equinox September equinox fall equinox | September |
fall autumn | the season when the leaves fall from the trees, in the fall of |
fall over backwards bend over backwards | try very hard to please someone, She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law |
fall asleep dope off flake out drift off nod off drop off doze off drowse off | change from a waking to a sleeping state, he always falls asleep during lectures |
fall over go over | fall forward and down, The old woman went over without a sound |
relapse lapse recidivate regress retrogress fall back | go back to bad behavior, Those who recidivate are often minor criminals |
fall | pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind, 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 |
fall off fall away | diminish in size or intensity |
fall in love | begin to experience feelings of love towards, She fell in love with her former student |
decrease diminish lessen fall | decrease in size, extent, or range, 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 |
slip drop off drop away fall away | get worse, My grades are slipping |
break separate split up fall apart come apart | become separated into pieces or fragments, The figurine broke, The freshly baked loaf fell apart |
happen hap go on pass off occur pass fall out come about take place | come to pass, What is happening?, The meeting took place off without an incidence, Nothing occurred that seemed important |
fall d descend d settle d | come as if by falling, Night fell, Silence fell |
fall f | go as if by falling, Grief fell from our hearts |
fall | occur at a specified time or place, Christmas falls on a Monday this year, The accent falls on the first syllable |
fall c | begin vigorously, The prisoners fell to work right away |
fall | be born, used chiefly of lambs, The lambs fell in the afternoon |
crumble fall apart | break or fall apart into fragments, The cookies crumbled, The Sphinx is crumbling |
slump fall off sink | fall heavily or suddenly, decline markedly, The real estate market fell off |
fall | come out, issue, silly phrases fell from her mouth |
fall e | be cast down, his eyes fell |
fall b | assume a disappointed or sad expression, Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off, his crest fell |
click d get through dawn d come home d get across sink in penetrate fall into place | become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions, It dawned on him that she had betrayed him, she was penetrated with sorrow |
fall in line c | agree on (a position) |
fall out | have a breach in relations, We fell out over a trivial question |
drop out give up fall by the wayside drop by the wayside throw in throw in the towel quit chuck up the sponge | give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope, admit defeat, In the second round, the challenger gave up |
fall back lose drop off fall behind recede | retreat |
fall off | come off, This button had fallen off |
break wear wear out bust fall apart | go to pieces, The lawn mower finally broke, The gears wore out, The old chair finally fell apart completely |