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    [Verb]  | "fall" | \ ˈfȯl \


    1: to descend freely by the force of gravity

    2: to hang freely

    3: to drop oneself to a lower position


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin to Old High German fallan to fall and perhaps to Lithuanian pulti;

    [Verb]  | "fall away" 


    1: to withdraw friendship or support

    2: to renounce one's faith

    3: to diminish gradually in size


    Origin: 1535 ;

    [Verb]  | "fall back" 


    1: retreat, recede


    Origin: 1607 ;

    [Verb]  | "fall down" 


    1: to fail to meet expectations or requirements


    Origin: 1873 ;

    [Noun]  | "fall" 


    1: the act of falling by the force of gravity

    2: a falling out, off, or away : dropping

    3: the season when leaves fall from trees : autumn


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     See: ;

    [Noun]  | "au*tumn" | \ ˈȯ-təm \


    1: the season between summer and winter comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, and November or as reckoned astronomically extending from the September equinox to the December solstice —called also fall

    2: a period of maturity or incipient decline


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English autumpne, borrowed from Anglo-French autompne, borrowed from Latin autumnus (also an adjective, "autumnal"), perhaps a borrowing from Etruscan;

      * Note : Ernout and Meillet (Dictionaire étymologique de la langue latine) regard an Etruscan origin as definite ("sans doute") and compare the form to Vertumnus/Vortumnus, claimed by Varro to be an Etruscan god. (The Romans regarded Vertumnus as a god of the changing seasons, by association with the verb vertere "to turn.");

    [Noun]  | "fall armyworm" 


    1: a migratory American noctuid moth (Spodoptera frugiperda) that is destructive to grains and grasses as a larva


    Origin: 1881 ;

    [Noun]  | "fall guy" 


    1: scapegoat


    Origin: 1895 ;

    [Adjective]  | "fall" 


    1: of, relating to, or suitable for autumn


    Origin: 1677 ;

     See: ;

    [Verb]  | "fall" 


    1: to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily;


      * e.g., " ... better sand that walkway before somebody falls on the ice "





    2: to yield to the control or power of enemy forces;


      * e.g., " ... the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment "





    3: to go to a lower level especially abruptly;


      * e.g., " ... word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock "





    [Verb]  | "fall (to)" 


    1: to take the first step in (a process or course of action);


      * e.g., " ... after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor "





    [Verb]  | "fall down" 


    [Verb]  | "fall (in)" 


    1: as in decline (in), taper off;




    [Verb]  | "fall short (of)" 


    1: as in miss;




    [Verb]  | "fall away" 


    1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;


      * e.g., " ... as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away "





    [Verb]  | "fall back" 


    1: to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable);


      * e.g., " ... resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back "





    [Noun]  | "fall" 


    1: the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily;


      * e.g., " ... a bad fall that resulted in several broken bones "





    2: a change to a lower state or level;


      * e.g., " ... last night's record fall in temperature was a sure sign that winter's coming, like it or not "





    3: a loss of status;


      * e.g., " ... being sent back to the minor leagues was quite a fall for the once-promising pitcher "





    [Noun]  | "autumn" 


    1: a later period of one's life;


      * e.g., " ... with autumn came a mellowness of spirit that she had never shown before "





    [Noun]  | "fall guy" 


    1: a person or thing taking the blame for others;


      * e.g., " ... the sandlot ball players wanted the littlest kid to be the fall guy for the broken window, figuring that he'd have the best chance of escaping punishment "



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     [ "fall" ]

    1: an unfortunate loss of vertical condition as a result of dimished co-ordination.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, get up... 

     [ "fall" ]

    1: The result of people attempting flight

      * e.g.,  ... guy1: you sure i wont fall? 

     [ "fall" ]

    1: A prank performed at a fast food restaurant. After everone eats they fill their drinks and put all the trash and full drinks on one tray. One person carries tray to the trash and "falls" spilling everything everywhere. Act surprised, then leave without offering to clean.

      * e.g.,  ... Remember when Beau did that fall and got soda all over the cashier? 

     [ "fall-falling" ]

    1: a state of depression, lack of energy, bad mood and unwillingness to do anything, strongly connected with autumn/fall, raining and cold, windy weather; a kind of seasonal apathy that sometimes also covers winter (when winter looks more like autumn, without snow etc.)

      * e.g.,  ... Mark is a cheerful person, great to hang out with, but somehow his mood depends on the weather. When autumn starts, he is in a fall-falling state: does not want to go anywhere, walks around the house without any purpose etc. 

     [ "Falling" ]

    1: The state of mind and feelings you get when you begin to feel love for a person you are sexually attracted to. It puts you into a helpless state where you want the high and can get into trouble chasing it because you become blind to everthing else - hence the term Falling.

      * e.g.,  ... Help me I'm falling again .. I'm going to be in trouble! 

     [ "falled" ]

    1: Used by people who don't know the past tense for fall is fell

      * e.g.,  ... My sister falled down the stairs 

     [ "The Fall" ]

    1: One of the grittiest punk bands ever to have produced an album, The Fall (The name is derived from the Albert Camus novel) are led by Mark E. Smith, and have gone through approximately ninety-thousand different members.

      * e.g.,  ... Mark E. Smith - "Well anybody who compares us to the Buzzcocks gets a slug, usually." 


     [ "The Fall" ]

    2: This may be due to Mr. Smith's aggressive nature, and tendency to attack Radio One DJs.

      * e.g.,  ... Harsh words, but fair. 


     [ "The Fall" ]

    3: Their latest album (at time of writing) is the compilation "50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong".


     [ "The Fall" ]

    4: No. No they can't.

     [ "falling" ]

    1: song by harold edward styles written about louis william tomlinson #larryisreal

      * e.g.,  ... I'm falling again. 

     [ "The Fall" ]

    1: One of the best fucking bands that has ever existed; that nobody has ever heard of.

      * e.g.,  ... The Fall are a great band, and Mark E. Smith is a genius.  

     [ "Fall" ]

    1: A drink made of codeine, ketamine, orange Fanta, and jolly ranchers.

      * e.g.,  ... At the party jimmy got fucked up after drinking that fall 

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