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   fall

   /fɔːl/

   verb

   • 1. move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control: "five inches of snow fell through the night" Similar dropdrop downplummetdescendcome downgo downplungesinkdivenosedivetumblepitchcascadetechnical:gravitateOpposite rise
   • ▪ hang down: "hair that was allowed to fall to the shoulders"
   • ▪ (of land) slope downwards: "the field fell gently downhill"
   • ▪ (of someone's eyes or glance) be directed downwards: "Albert's eyes fell, and he blushed"
   • ▪ (of someone's face) show dismay or disappointment by appearing to droop: "her face fell as she thought about her life with George"
   • 2. (of a person) lose one's balance and collapse: "he stumbled, tripped, and fell" Similar topple overtumble overkeel overfall downfall overgo head over heelsgo end over endfall headlonggo headlongcollapsefall in a heaptake a spillpitch forwardtriptrip overstumblestaggerslipslidecowpinformal:come a croppergo for sixdated:measure one's lengthOpposite get up
   • ▪ throw oneself to the ground: "she fell to her knees and began to weep"
   • ▪ (of a tree or structure) collapse to the ground.
   • 3. decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality: "imports fell by 12 per cent" Similar decreasedeclinediminishfall offdrop offgo downgrow lesslessendwindleplummetplungeslumpsinkfall off a cliffdepreciatedecrease in valuelose valuedecline in pricecheapendevalueinformal:hit the floorgo through the floornosedivetake a nosedivetake a headergo into a tailspincrashOpposite riseincrease
   • ▪ (of a measuring instrument) show a lower reading: "the barometer had fallen a further ten points"
   • 4. be captured or defeated: "the besieged city fell after three months" Similar surrenderyieldsubmitgive ingive upgive waycapitulatesuccumbbe overthrown bybe taken bybe defeated bybe conquered bybe overcome bybe overwhelmed bylose one's position topass into the hands offall victim toOpposite resist
   • ▪ (of a wicket) be taken by the bowling side: "more wickets fell"
   • ▪ die in battle: "an English leader who had fallen at the hands of the Danes" Similar diebe killedbe slainbe a casualtybe a fatalitybe lostlose one's lifeperishdrop deadmeet one's endmeet one's deathinformal:bite the dustcroakbuy itsnuff itpeg outbite the big onearchaic:decease
   • ▪ (of a government or leader) lose office or be overthrown: "six months later the government fell as a result of mass strikes" Similar surrenderyieldsubmitgive ingive upgive waycapitulatesuccumbbe overthrown bybe taken bybe defeated bybe conquered bybe overcome bybe overwhelmed bylose one's position topass into the hands offall victim toOpposite resist
   • ▪ yield to temptation: archaic "it is their husbands' fault if wives do fall"
   • 5. pass into a specified state, situation, or position: "she fell pregnant" Similar becomecome/get to begrowgetturn
   • ▪ occur or take place: "when night fell we crawled back to our lines" Similar occurtake placehappencome aboutcome to passcomearriveappearoccurarisematerialize
   • ▪ be classified in the way specified: "canals fall within the Minister's brief"

   noun

   • 1. an act of falling or collapsing: "his mother had a fall as she alighted from a train" Similar tumbletripspilltopplestumbleslipcollapseinformal:nosediveheadercropper
   • ▪ a controlled act of falling, especially as a stunt or in martial arts: "rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt"
   • ▪ a move which pins the opponent's shoulders on the ground for a count of three.
   • ▪ a downward difference in height between parts of a surface: "at the corner of the massif this fall is interrupted by other heights of considerable stature" Similar descentdeclivityslopedownward slopedownward slantinclinedowngradeOpposite ascent
   • 2. a thing which falls or has fallen: "in October came the first fall of snow"
   • ▪ a sudden onset or arrival: "the fall of darkness"
   • ▪ a waterfall or cascade: "we camped upriver from the falls" Similar waterfallcascadecataractchutetorrentrapidswhite waterforcearchaic:linn
   • ▪ a downward turn in a melody: literary "that strain again, it had a dying fall"
   • ▪ the way in which something falls or hangs: "the fall of her hair"
   • ▪ the parts or petals of a flower which bend downwards, especially the outer perianth segments of an iris.
   • 3. a decrease in size, number, rate, or level: "a big fall in unemployment" Similar declinefall-offdropdropping offdecreasecutlesseningloweringdipdiminishingdwindlingreductionplummetplungeslumpdeteriorationdownswinginformal:nosedivecrashlet-upOpposite increase
   • 4. a defeat or downfall: "the fall of the Roman Empire" Similar downfallruinruinationcollapsefailuredeclinedeteriorationdegenerationdestructionoverthrowdemisesurrendersurrenderingcapitulationyieldinggiving insubmissionacquiescencesuccumbingresignationlaying down of armsdefeatOpposite rise
   • ▪ a person's moral decline.
   • ▪ the lapse of humankind into a state of sin, ascribed in traditional Jewish and Christian theology to the disobedience of Adam and Eve as described in Genesis. Similar sinsinningwrongdoingtransgressionerroryielding to temptationoffencelapsefall from gracebackslidingoriginal sin
   • 5. autumn: North American "that fall Roosevelt was elected to his first term"
   • 6. a flock of woodcock: rare "there is a fall of woodcock in the round wood above the dell"

   Word Origin Old Englishfallan, feallan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vallen and German fallen; the noun is partly from the verb, partly from Old Norse fall ‘downfall, sin’.

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2. byjus.com › question-answer › what-do-you-mean-by-free-fallWhat do you mean by free fall? Physics Question - BYJU'S

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   Definition. When a body moves exclusively under the influence of the Earth's gravity, it is said to be in freefall. The motion of the ball will be accelerated as a result of an external force acting on it. This free-fall acceleration is also known as acceleration due to gravity. Examples of free fall. A few examples of free fall are listed below.

3. www.vedantu.com › physics › free-fallFree Fall – Definition, Newtonian Mechanics and Solved Examples -...

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   4 days ago · Free fall is the movement of an object or body only under the influence of gravity. The acceleration is caused by this external force on the object, hence the motion of the object will be accelerated. Thus, free-fall motion is also popularly known as acceleration due to gravity.

4. www.britannica.com › science › freefall-physicsFree fall | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

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   freefall, in mechanics, state of a body that moves freely in any manner in the presence of gravity. The planets, for example, are in free fall in the gravitational field of the Sun.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFREE FALL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FREE FALL definition: 1. a fast fall from a great height under the influence of gravity (= the natural force that…. Learn more.

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   In classical mechanics, free fall is any motion of a body where gravity is the only force acting upon it. In the context of general relativity, where gravitation is reduced to a space-time curvature, a body in free fall has no force acting on it.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › free fallFree fall Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FREE FALL is the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field; also : such motion. How to use free fall in a sentence.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › free-fallFREE FALL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Free fall definition: the hypothetical fall of a body such that the only force acting upon it is that of gravity.. See examples of FREE FALL used in a sentence.

9. phys.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › University_Physics3.7: Free Fall - Physics LibreTexts

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   Sep 12, 2022 · An interesting application of Equation 3.3.2 through Equation 3.5.22 is called free fall, which describes the motion of an object falling in a gravitational field, such as near the surface of Earth or other celestial objects of planetary size. Let’s assume the body is falling in a straight line perpendicular to the surface, so its motion is ...

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFREE FALL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    a sudden failure or loss of value that you are unable to stop and which continues to get worse: go into (a) free fall The stock market went into free fall, plummeting an additional 27%. be in (a) free fall Profits are in free fall, with second-quarter earnings down 80% from last year.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFREEFALL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    to fall quickly under the influence of gravity (= the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground): The plane dropped very suddenly and seemed to freefall for more than 15 seconds .