a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"
a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
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"
come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"
occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
be cast down; "his eyes fell"
assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"
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"
fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
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"
to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"
lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"
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"
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"
be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"
to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"
continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"
(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"