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"The barometer is falling"verbmove downward and lower, but not necessarily all the wayOpposite:
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"the fall of the House of Hapsburg"nouna sudden decline in strength or number or importance
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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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verbdecrease in size, extent, or rangetype of:
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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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nouna sudden drop from an upright position
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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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verbbegin vigorously
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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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"a fallen woman"verblose one's chastity
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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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verbto be given by assignment or distribution
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Parts of fall
- "fall equinox"
- "autumnal equinox"
- "september equinox"
- "indian summer"
- "saint martin's summer"