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Look up: Fall


  1. Fall
    [unit] A fall or fa’ a Scottish measurement of length. Other variants of the name include "faw", "faa" and "fa", the spelling with an apologetic apostrophe is not favoured now. The measurement was mostly out of use by the 19th century, and English measurements were imposed in 1824 by an act...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_(unit)

  2. fall
    [Verb] To get lower or smaller.
    Example: The number of people buying houses fell last year.
    Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary/

  3. fall
    [n] - the season when the leaves fall from the trees 2. [n] - the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve 3. [n] - when a wrestler`s shoulders are forced to the mat 4. [n] - a sudden decline in strength or number or importance 5. [n] - a movement do...
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=fall

  4. Fall
    a planet is in fall in the sign opposite its exaltation – here its energy is qualitatively obstructed and comes over problematically; see also rulerships, detriment, exaltation.
    Found op http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/GlastonburyArchive/time/litglossary.html

  5. Fall
    Fall (fal) intransitive verb [ imperfect Fell (fĕl); past participle Fallen ; present participle & verbal noun Falling .] [ Anglo-Saxon feallan
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/5

  6. Fall
    Fall transitive verb 1. To let fall; to drop. [ Obsolete] « For every tear he falls , a Trojan bleeds.» Shak. 2. To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice. [ Obsolete] 3. To diminish; to les...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/5

  7. Fall
    Fall noun 1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship. 2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, an...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/5

  8. fall
    1. To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer. 'I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.' (Luke x. 18) ... 2. To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recum...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?fall

  9. fall
    autumn noun the season when the leaves fall from the trees; `in the fall of 1973`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fall

  10. fall
    verb occur at a specified time or place; `Christmas falls on a Monday this year`; `The accent falls on the first syllable`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fall

  11. fall
    verb lose office or power; `The government fell overnight`; `The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fall

  12. fall
    verb die, as in battle or in a hunt; `Many soldiers fell at Verdun`; `Several deer have fallen to the same gun`; `The shooting victim fell dead`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fall



  1. fall
    noun when a wrestler`s shoulders are forced to the mat
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fall

  2. fall
    noun a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; `the fall of the House of Hapsburg`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fall

  3. fall
    verb come under, be classified or included; `fall into a category`; `This comes under a new heading`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fall

  4. fall
    strike verb touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; `Light fell on her face`; `The sun shone on the fields`; `The light struck the golden necklace`; `A strange sound struck my ears`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fall

  5. fall
    verb fall or flow in a certain way; `This dress hangs well`; `Her long black hair flowed down her back`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fall

  6. Fall
    • (v. t.) To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty; -- with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean. • (v. t.) To diminish; to lessen or lower. • (v. t.) To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or hurry; as, they fell to blows. • (n.) The...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/fall/

  7. fall
    (from the article `freestyle wrestling`) The bout is supervised by a referee on the mat, a mat chairman, a judge, and a timekeeper. A fall is awarded when one contestant holds both of his ... ...as did all Greek athletes, competed naked. Wrestling was part of the Olympic Games from 776 . There were ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/5

  8. fall
    (from the article `landslide`) Earth materials can become detached from a steep slope without significant shearing, fall freely under gravity, and land on a surface from which they ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/5

  9. Fall
    [Ride EP] Fall is the third extended play by British band Ride. "Dreams Burn Down" also appeared on the original issue of Ride`s debut album Nowhere, released in October 1990. Subsequently, that album was issued on CD by Sire Records with the other three tracks from the Fall EP appended. ==T...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_(Ride_EP)

  10. Fall
    [religion] Distance transformation. Made by Soyweiser. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_(religion)

  11. Fall
    Fall is Dorset slang for autumn.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZF.HTM

  12. Fall
    Fall is Dorset slang for autumn.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZF.HTM

  13. Fall
    Season between summer and winter. Astronomically it is the period from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Found op http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeoglos/f.html

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