Definition of fall

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Fall (n.) Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy of the rebellious angels..

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Lob :: Lob (v. t.) To let fall heavily or lazily.
Club :: Club (v. t.) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion..
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To fall or tumble; -- with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice..
Astert :: Astert (v. t.) To start up; to befall; to escape; to shun.
To-fall :: To-fall (n.) A lean-to. See Lean-to.
Vail :: Vail (n.) An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.
Gomphiasis :: Gomphiasis (n.) A disease of the teeth, which causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets..
Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed..
Niagara Period :: Niagara period () A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology..
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary..
Disunite :: Disunite (v. i.) To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die by violence, as in battle..
Tidal :: Tidal (a.) Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters..
Uncertain :: Uncertain (a.) Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
Dilapidate :: Dilapidate (v. i.) To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate..
Hate :: Hate (v.) Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; -- opposed to love..
Declination :: Declination (n.) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
Fall :: Fall (n.) Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
Descension :: Descension (n.) The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir..
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