Definition of fall

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Fall (n.) Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.

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Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals..
Fallow :: Fallow (n.) Land that has lain a year or more untilled or unseeded; land plowed without being sowed for the season.
Depose :: Depose (v. t.) To let fall; to deposit.
Ancient :: Ancient (a.) Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days..
Catfall :: Catfall (n.) A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead.
Overthrow :: Overthrow (v. t.) To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.
Fallow Deer :: Fallow deer () A European species of deer (Cervus dama), much smaller than the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the parks..
Incidence :: Incidence (n.) A falling on or upon; an incident; an event.
Landfall :: Landfall (n.) Sighting or making land when at sea.
Dose :: Dose (n.) A sufficient quantity; a portion; as much as one can take, or as falls to one to receive..
Depress :: Depress (v. t.) To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes..
Crestfallen :: Crestfallen (a.) Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse..
Spill :: Spill (v. t.) To suffer to fall or run out of a vessel; to lose, or suffer to be scattered; -- applied to fluids and to substances whose particles are small and loose; as, to spill water from a pail; to spill quicksilver from a vessel; to spill powder from a paper; to spill sand or flour..
Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To slip when walking or standing; to fall.
Dividend :: Dividend (n.) A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage; -- applied to the profits as appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as apportioned among creditors; as, the dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate..
Sophist :: Sophist (n.) Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious reasoner..
Backset :: Backset (v. i.) To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring..
Dilapidate :: Dilapidate (v. i.) To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate..
Incidence :: Incidence (n.) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on any surface..
Labile :: Labile (a.) Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize..
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