Definition of fall

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Fall (n.) Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara..

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Tarantass :: Tarantass (n.) A low four-wheeled carriage used in Russia. The carriage box rests on two long, springy poles which run from the fore to the hind axletree. When snow falls, the wheels are taken off, and the body is mounted on a sledge..
Breakdown :: Breakdown (n.) The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall..
Land :: Land (v. t.) To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes..
Wiper :: Wiper (n.) A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam..
Misericordia :: Misericordia (n.) A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or mercy stroke to a fallen adversary..
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To bring forth; as, to fall lambs..
Lie :: Lie (adj.) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall..
Attack :: Attack (n.) The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense..
Backsliding :: Backsliding (a.) Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.
Dribble :: Dribble (v. i.) To fall weakly and slowly.
Declination :: Declination (n.) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
Chauvinism :: Chauvinism (n.) Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism..
Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) That which serves to guard from falling water; a drip or dripstone.
Cut :: Cut (v. t.) To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap.
Lag :: Lag (v. i.) To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or loiter.
In :: In (prep.) With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God..
Disabuse :: Disabuse (v. t.) To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right.
Strook :: Strontium (n.) A radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium. It has a half-life of 28 years..
Befall :: Befall (v. t.) To happen to.
Prostrate :: Prostrate (v. t.) To throw down, or cause to fall in humility or adoration; to cause to bow in humble reverence; used reflexively; as, he prostrated himself..
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