Fall

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NOUN

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

a sudden drop from an upright position

the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve

a downward slope or bend

a lapse into sin

a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

a movement downward

the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

the time of day immediately following sunset

when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

VERB

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind

come under, be classified or included

fall from clouds

suffer defeat, failure, or ruin

die, as in battle or in a hunt

touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

be captured

occur at a specified time or place

decrease in size, extent, or range

yield to temptation or sin

lose office or power

to be given by assignment or distribution

move in a specified direction

be due

lose one's chastity

to be given by right or inheritance

come into the possession of

fall to somebody by assignment or lot

be inherited by

slope downward

lose an upright position suddenly

drop oneself to a lower or less erect position

fall or flow in a certain way

assume a disappointed or sad expression

be cast down

come out

be born, used chiefly of lambs

begin vigorously

go as if by falling

come as if by falling

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