1. fell - noun
· the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
Synonym(s): hide
Hypernym(s): animal_skin
2. fell - noun
· seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
Synonym(s): felled_seam
Hypernym(s): seam
3. fell - noun
· the act of felling something (as a tree)
Hypernym(s): killing, kill, putting_to_death
4. fell - verb
· cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
Synonym(s): drop, strike_down, cut_down
Hypernym(s): cut
5. fell - verb
· pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
Hypernym(s): elapse, lapse, pass, slip_by, glide_by, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, go_along
6. fell - verb
· sew a seam by folding the edges
Hypernym(s): sew, run_up, sew_together, stitch
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. fall - verb
· come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
Synonym(s): come
Hypernym(s): be
11. fall - verb
· fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
Synonym(s): precipitate, come_down
12. fall - verb
· suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
Hypernym(s): fail, go_wrong, miscarry
13. 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
14. 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"
Hypernym(s): happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place
15. fall - verb
· be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
Hypernym(s): yield
16. 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
17. 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
18. fall - verb
· yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"
Hypernym(s): fall, sin, transgress, trespass
19. 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
20. 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"
21. fall - verb
· move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
22. fall - verb
· be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
Hypernym(s): be
23. fall - verb
· lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"
24. fall - verb
· to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
25. fall - verb
· come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
Synonym(s): accrue
Hypernym(s): change_hands, change_owners
26. 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
27. 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
28. fall - verb
· slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
Hypernym(s): slope, incline, pitch
29. 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
30. 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
31. fall - verb
· fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
32. fall - verb
· assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
Hypernym(s): change
33. fall - verb
· be cast down; "his eyes fell"
Hypernym(s): change
34. fall - verb
· come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
Hypernym(s): issue, emerge, come_out, come_forth, go_forth, egress
35. fall - verb
· be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
Hypernym(s): be_born
36. fall - verb
· begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
Hypernym(s): get_down, begin, get, start_out, start, set_about, set_out, commence
37. fall - verb
· go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"
Hypernym(s): disappear, vanish, go_away
38. fall - verb
· come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
Hypernym(s): come
39. fell - adjective
· (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
Synonym(s): barbarous, brutal, cruel, roughshod, savage, vicious
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