Definition of fall

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Fall (v. t.) To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer..

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Stab :: Stab (n.) A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the stab an assassin..
Meazling :: Meazling (a.) Falling in small drops; mistling; mizzing.
Collapse :: Collapse (n.) A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel..
Declension :: Declension (n.) A falling off towards a worse state; a downward tendency; deterioration; decay; as, the declension of virtue, of science, of a state, etc..
Declination :: Declination (n.) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger..
Tumble-down :: Tumble-down (a.) Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house..
Chase :: Chase (v.) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive his ball in order to gain a point..
Dribble :: Dribble (n.) A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
Decline :: Decline (v. t.) To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall..
Scapulary :: Scapulary (n.) A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons..
Errable :: Errable (a.) Liable to error; fallible.
Downfall :: Downfall (n.) A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin..
Recidivation :: Recidivation (n.) A falling back; a backsliding.
Washout :: Washout (n.) The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away..
Nightfall :: Nightfall (n.) The close of the day.
Befalling :: Befalling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befal.
Summertide :: Summerstir (v. t.) To summer-fallow.
Dross :: Dross (n.) The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement..
Exact :: Exact (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts..
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