Fall Meaning
There are 44 meaning(s) for word Fall
Meaning 1 : move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Example : The barometer is falling
Synonyms : come down, descend, go down
Example : The barometer is falling
Synonyms : come down, descend, go down
Meaning 2 : the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
Synonyms : capitulation, surrender
Synonyms : capitulation, surrender
Meaning 5 : fall from clouds
Example : rain, snow and sleet were falling
Synonyms : come down, precipitate
Example : rain, snow and sleet were falling
Synonyms : come down, precipitate
Meaning 6 : lose an upright position suddenly
Synonyms : fall down
Synonyms : fall down
Meaning 7 : a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
Example : the fall of the House of Hapsburg
Synonyms : downfall
Example : the fall of the House of Hapsburg
Synonyms : downfall
Meaning 10 : a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
Example : when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
Synonyms : dip, drop, free fall
Example : when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
Synonyms : dip, drop, free fall
Meaning 15 : a downward slope or bend
Synonyms : declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope
Synonyms : declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope
Meaning 16 : the season when the leaves fall from the trees
Example : in the fall of 1973
Synonyms : autumn
Example : in the fall of 1973
Synonyms : autumn
Meaning 17 : the time of day immediately following sunset
Example : they finished before the fall of night
Synonyms : crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight
Example : they finished before the fall of night
Synonyms : crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight
Meaning 21 : a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
Example : a fall from virtue
Example : a fall from virtue
Meaning 22 : a movement downward
Example : the rise and fall of the tides
Example : the rise and fall of the tides
Meaning 23 : assume a disappointed or sad expression
Meaning 24 : be born, used chiefly of lambs
Meaning 25 : be captured
Meaning 26 : be cast down
Meaning 27 : be due
Example : payments fall on the 1st of the month
Example : payments fall on the 1st of the month
Meaning 28 : begin vigorously
Meaning 29 : come out; issue
Meaning 30 : descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
Meaning 31 : die, as in battle or in a hunt
Example : Several deer have fallen to the same gun
Example : Several deer have fallen to the same gun
Meaning 32 : drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
Meaning 33 : go as if by falling
Meaning 34 : lose office or power
Meaning 35 : lose one's chastity
Example : a fallen woman
Example : a fallen woman
Meaning 36 : move in a specified direction
Example : The line of men fall forward
Example : The line of men fall forward
Meaning 37 : occur at a specified time or place
Example : Christmas falls on a Monday this year,The accent falls on the first syllable
Example : Christmas falls on a Monday this year,The accent falls on the first syllable
Meaning 38 : pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
Example : fall into a trap,fall asleep,fall prey to an imposter,fall into a strange way of thinking
Example : fall into a trap,fall asleep,fall prey to an imposter,fall into a strange way of thinking
Meaning 39 : slope downward
Example : The hills around here fall towards the ocean
Example : The hills around here fall towards the ocean
Meaning 40 : suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
Example : We must stand or fall,fall by the wayside
Example : We must stand or fall,fall by the wayside
Meaning 41 : the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
Meaning 42 : to be given by assignment or distribution
Meaning 43 : to be given by right or inheritance
Meaning 44 : yield to temptation or sin
Fall Antonyms
How to Pronounce Fall
- fɔl