fall:1

verb
fall \ ˈfȯl \
before 12th century{ds|i|1|a|}
  • to descend freely by the force of gravity
  • to hang freely
  • to drop oneself to a lower position

fallen idol

noun
fallen idol \
  • a person who is no longer greatly admired

fall away

verb
fall away \
1535{ds||1|a|}
  • to withdraw friendship or support
  • to renounce one's faith
  • to diminish gradually in size

fall back

verb
fall back \
1607
  • retreat, recede

fall down

verb
fall down \
1873
  • to fail to meet expectations or requirements

fall in

verb
fall in \
1719{ds||1||}
  • to sink inward
  • to take one's proper place in a military formation

fall off

verb
fall off \
1613{ds||1||}
  • trend
  • to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed

fall out

verb
fall out \
15th century{ds||1||}
  • quarrel; also : to cut off relations over a quarrel
  • turn out, happen
  • to leave one's place in the ranks

fall to

verb
fall to \
1577
  • to begin doing something (such as working or eating) especially vigorously —often used in invitation or command

free fall

noun
free fall \
1851{ds||2||}
  • the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field; also : such motion
  • the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens
  • a rapid and continuing drop or decline
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