• the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
• a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
• a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a Fall from virtue"
• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free Fall"
• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
• a movement downward; "the rise and Fall of the tides"
• a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the Fall of the House of Hapsburg"
• when a wrestler''s shoulders are forced to the mat
• the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
• a downward slope or bend
• the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the Fall of night"
• the season when the leaves Fall from the trees; "in the Fall of 1973"
• pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "Fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "Fall asleep"; "Fall prey to an imposter"; "Fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost he
• decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight Fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
• come as if by Falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
• go as if by Falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"
• occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas Falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent Falls on the first syllable"
• begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
• be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
• come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
• be cast down; "his eyes fell"
• assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
• Fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is Falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
• descend in free Fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
• drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
• lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
• slope downward; "The hills around here Fall towards the ocean"
• move in a specified direction; "The line of men Fall forward"
• be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
• Fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
• come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
• be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
• to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the yougest student"
• to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
• lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
• suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or Fall"; "Fall by the wayside"
• yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"
• lose one''s chastity; "a Fallen woman"
• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
• die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have Fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
• be due; "payments Fall on the 1st of the month"
• come under, be classified or included; "Fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
• Fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were Falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

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