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verbfall to somebody by assignment or lot
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"when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"nouna sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
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"in the fall of 1973"nounthe season when the leaves fall from the trees
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"they finished before the fall of night"nounthe time of day immediately following sunset
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"fall into a category"verbcome under, be classified or included
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"a fall from virtue"nouna lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
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"the rise and fall of the tides"nouna movement downwardOpposite:type of:
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verbassume a disappointed or sad expressiontype of:
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verbbe born, used chiefly of lambstype of:
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"payments fall on the 1st of the month"verbbe duetype of:
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verbcome out; issue
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verbdescend in free fall under the influence of gravity
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"Several deer have fallen to the same gun"verbdie, as in battle or in a hunt
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"The line of men fall forward"verbmove in a specified direction
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"Christmas falls on a Monday this year" "The accent falls on the first syllable"verboccur at a specified time or placetype of:
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"fall into a trap" "fall asleep" "fall prey to an imposter" "fall into a strange way of thinking"verbpass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mindtype of:
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"The hills around here fall towards the ocean"verbslope downward
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"We must stand or fall" "fall by the wayside"verbsuffer defeat, failure, or ruin
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nounthe lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
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be go get come night move start change happen set side break light hour hang return pass drop fly trip slow begin rain correct travel snow strike settle contract issue season crash loss sin victory concentrate shine slip hail surrender flag flow sink dive pitch pin autumn shrink occur reduce spill retard vanish dip triumph slack decline emerge descent yield drip descend steep twilight flop slope dusk commence downhill spat correction plunge nightfall avalanche tumble decrease downfall weaken hap wither swoop slump shorten diminish weakening pounce alight dismount topple cascade lessen takedown plop subside shrivel incline sinning vaporize precipitation remit wipeout sleet deflate wane declination precipitate abate dwindle egress taper rappel capitulation plunk gravitation devalue faller accrue declension abseil depreciate locomote downslope anticlimax decelerate decrescendo gloaming pratfall unhorse prolapse devolve devaluate crepuscule come down go down fall in roll down rope down cascade down climb down get down get off go under change hands change owners rain down fall down change posture free fall decrement voltage drop go on pass off take place fall out come about change magnitude slow down slow up shrivel up slack off slacken off de-escalate decoct die away thin out let up drop off dwindle away dwindle down ease off ease up undervalue boil down declivity time of year crepuscle evenfall gloam time of day change of location be born set about set out start out come forth come out go forth