fall
Definition of fall:
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part of speech: noun
The act of dropping or coming down from a higher to a lower; a tumble; ruin; apostasy; decrease of price or value; a rush of water down a steep place; autumn.
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part of speech: verb
To drop down; to descend by the force of gravity; to become prostrate; ( of a river) to discharge itself; to sink as if dead; to vanish; to die away; to lose strength; to decline in power, wealth, value, or reputation; to sink into sin; to depart from the faith; to become dejected; to issue; to enter upon with haste or vehemence; to rush; - pr. p. falling; pa. t. fell; pa. p. fallen.
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part of speech: verb
To drop or come down from a higher to a lower; to descend; to depart from the faith; to perish; to decrease in price or value; to flow into, as a river; to sink; to come in or upon; to forsake; to happen.
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part of speech: noun
The act of falling, in any of its senses; descent by gravity; a dropping down; overthrow; death; descent from a better to a worse position; slope or declivity; descent of water; a cascade- though in this sense the plural is used, as Niagara Falls, Falls of St. Anthony, etc.; length of a fall; outlet of a river; decrease in value; a sinking of the voice; the time when the leaves fall, autumn; that which falls; a lapse into sin, especially that of Adam and Eve, called THE FALL: - pl. ( Apocrypha) death, overthrow.
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part of speech: noun
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part of speech: noun
A waterfall.
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Common misspellings:
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- fallin (1.2%)
- fal (46.5%)
- fot (1.2%)
- falll (24.4%)
- faul (1.2%)
- fll (2.3%)
- breack (1.2%)
- faill (4.7%)
- foll (2.3%)
- falled (4.7%)
- lfall (9.3%)
- fally (1.2%)
Usage examples for fall:
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If we had proved the lode to be rich, I should have had something to fall back on; but I've failed.
"For the Allinson Honor" – Harold Bindloss -
I made it no secret that my brother had gone over the fall
"The Flight of the Shadow" – George MacDonald -
They didn't need to make a high shelf and put the big washboiler up on it to fall down when the door was moved the least bit!
"Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store" – Laura Lee Hope -
Thou canst not fall that way.
"Dramatic Technique" – George Pierce Baker
