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1. fall - noun

· the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"

Synonym(s): autumn

Hypernym(s): season, time_of_year

2. fall - noun

· a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

Synonym(s): spill, tumble

Hypernym(s): slip, trip

3. fall - noun

· the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"

Synonym(s): Fall

4. fall - noun

· a downward slope or bend

Synonym(s): descent, declivity, decline, declination, declension, downslope

Hypernym(s): slope, incline, side

5. fall - noun

· a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"

Hypernym(s): sin, sinning

6. fall - noun

· a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

Synonym(s): downfall

Hypernym(s): weakening

Antonym(s): rise

7. fall - noun

· a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"

Hypernym(s): change_of_location, travel

Antonym(s): rise

8. fall - noun

· the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

Synonym(s): capitulation, surrender

Hypernym(s): loss

9. fall - noun

· the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"

Synonym(s): twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, crepuscule, crepuscle

Hypernym(s): hour, time_of_day

10. fall - noun

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

Synonym(s): pin

Hypernym(s): victory, triumph

11. fall - noun

· a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

Synonym(s): drop

Hypernym(s): descent, gravitation

12. fall - noun

· a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "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"

Synonym(s): drop, dip, free_fall

Hypernym(s): decrease, decrement

13. fall - verb

· descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

14. fall - verb

· move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

Synonym(s): descend, go_down, come_down

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

Antonym(s): rise

15. fall - verb

· 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"

Hypernym(s): change_state, turn

16. fall - verb

· come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"

Synonym(s): come

Hypernym(s): be

17. fall - verb

· fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

Synonym(s): precipitate, come_down

18. fall - verb

· suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"

Hypernym(s): fail, go_wrong, miscarry

19. fall - verb

· die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"

Hypernym(s): die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass_away, expire, pass, kick_the_bucket, cash_in_one%27s_chips, buy_the_farm, conk, give-up_the_ghost, drop_dead, pop_off, choke, croak, snuff_it

20. fall - verb

· touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"

Synonym(s): shine, strike

Hypernym(s): happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place

21. fall - verb

· be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"

Hypernym(s): yield

22. fall - verb

· occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"

Hypernym(s): happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place

23. fall - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): decrease, diminish, lessen

Hypernym(s): change_magnitude

24. fall - verb

· yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"

Hypernym(s): fall, sin, transgress, trespass

25. fall - verb

· lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"

Hypernym(s): leave_office, quit, step_down, resign

26. fall - verb

· to be given by assignment or distribution; "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"

27. fall - verb

· move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

28. fall - verb

· be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"

Hypernym(s): be

29. fall - verb

· lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"

30. fall - verb

· to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"

31. fall - verb

· come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"

Synonym(s): accrue

Hypernym(s): change_hands, change_owners

32. fall - verb

· fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"

Synonym(s): light

Hypernym(s): fall, return, pass, devolve

33. fall - verb

· be inherited by; "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"

Synonym(s): return, pass, devolve

Hypernym(s): change_hands, change_owners

34. fall - verb

· slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"

Hypernym(s): slope, incline, pitch

35. fall - verb

· lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"

Synonym(s): fall_down

Hypernym(s): change_posture

36. fall - verb

· drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"

Hypernym(s): change_posture