fall

noun

1
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
they were protected until the capitulation of the fort
women have been blamed ever since the Fall
2
the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
they were protected until the capitulation of the fort
women have been blamed ever since the Fall
3
a sudden drop from an upright position
he had a nasty spill on the ice
4
a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
a fall from virtue
5
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
6
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height
7
a movement downward
the rise and fall of the tides
8
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
the fall of the House of Hapsburg
9
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
10
a downward slope or bend
11
the time of day immediately following sunset
he loved the twilight
they finished before the fall of night
12
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
in the fall of 1973

1
pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
fall into a trap
She fell ill

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