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Definition fall in American English

fall noun

noun
/fɔl/
1

the season between summer and winter. The British word is autumn

Example

He will go away to college in the fall.

Synonyms and related words
autumn autumnal British Summer Time
2

an occasion when someone or something falls to the ground

Example

She was taken to the hospital after a fall.

Example

Her brother was killed in a fall from a horse.

Example

Luckily her fall was broken by soft snow.

Synonyms and related words
fall descent plunge
3

an occasion when something falls to the ground from the sky or from a high place

Example

There had been a fall of rocks on the road.

Example

a heavy fall of snow

Synonyms and related words
fall descent plunge
4

an occasion when the amount, level, or value of something falls

Example

There has been a sharp fall in unemployment.

Synonyms and related words
decrease reduction decline
5

someone's defeat or loss of power

Example

Khomeini came to power after the fall of the Shah.

Example

the rise and fall of the Roman Empire

Example

Thousands fled after the fall of the city to rebel forces.

Synonyms and related words
defeat rout beating acquire ascent bankrupt
6

the downward slope or movement of something

Example

She watched the steady rise and fall of his chest.

Synonyms and related words
slope tilt incline
7

a waterfall

Example

We went to swim under the falls.

Synonyms and related words
backwater bayou bed
8

an act of pushing your opponent to the ground in the sport of wrestling or judo

Synonyms and related words
arm-wrestling bantamweight bare-knuckle
9

in the Jewish and Christian religions, the story of how evil came into the world because Adam and Eve did not obey God

10

to get arrested for a particular crime, especially when others are going unpunished for the same crime

Example

He was going to take the fall for that crooked politician.

Definition fall in American English

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