3 entries found for fall.
To select an entry, click on it. Entry Word: fall
Function: verb
Text: 1 to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily <better sand that walkway before somebody falls on the ice>
Synonyms slip, stumble, topple, trip, tumble
Related Words collapse, crumple, drop, keel over, slump (over); nose-dive, plunge, precipitate
Antonyms get up, rise, stand (up), uprise
2 to yield to the control or power of enemy forces <the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment>
Synonyms capitulate, give up, knuckle under, submit, succumb, surrender
Related Words bow, buckle, cave (in), collapse; hand over, relinquish, yield; lose; fail, fold
Near Antonyms fight, oppose, resist, withstand; beat, overcome, win; prevail, triumph
Antonyms stand
3 to go to a lower level <word got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock> -- see DROP 2
4 to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually <manufacturing in the area is falling, and closing signs are going up all over> -- see DECREASE 2
5 to lead or extend downward <the lake bottom falls sharply just a few feet from the shoreline, so be careful> -- see DESCEND 1