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