fall

the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"

a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

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

a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"

the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

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"

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"

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"

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 her work"

suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"

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"

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"

decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"

lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"

come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"

fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"