| verb | descend in free fall under the influence of gravity “The branch fell from the tree” |
| verb | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way “The temperature is going down” |
| verb | pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind “fall into a trap” |
| verb | come under, be classified or included “fall into a category” |
| verb | fall from clouds “rain, snow and sleet were falling” |
| verb | suffer defeat, failure, or ruin “We must stand or fall” |
| verb | die, as in battle or in a hunt “Many soldiers fell at Verdun” |
| verb | touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly “Light fell on her face” |
| verb | be captured “The cities fell to the enemy” |
| verb | occur at a specified time or place “Christmas falls on a Monday this year” |
| verb | decrease in size, extent, or range “The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester” |
| verb | yield to temptation or sin “Adam and Eve fell” |
| verb | lose office or power “The government fell overnight” |
| verb | to be given by assignment or distribution “The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team” |
| verb | move in a specified direction “The line of men fall forward” |
| verb | be due “payments fall on the 1st of the month” |
| verb | lose one's chastity “a fallen woman” |
| verb | to be given by right or inheritance “The estate fell to the oldest daughter” |
| verb | come into the possession of “The house accrued to the oldest son” |
| verb | fall to somebody by assignment or lot “The task fell to me” |
| verb | be inherited by “The estate fell to my sister” |
| verb | slope downward “The hills around here fall towards the ocean” |
| verb | lose an upright position suddenly “The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table” |
| verb | drop oneself to a lower or less erect position “She fell back in her chair” |
| verb | fall or flow in a certain way “This dress hangs well” |
| verb | assume a disappointed or sad expression “Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off” |
| verb | be cast down “his eyes fell” |
| verb | come out; issue “silly phrases fell from her mouth” |
| verb | be born, used chiefly of lambs “The lambs fell in the afternoon” |
| verb | begin vigorously “The prisoners fell to work right away” |
| verb | go as if by falling “Grief fell from our hearts” |
| verb | come as if by falling “Night fell” |
| adjective | decreasing in amount or degree “falling temperature” |
| adjective | becoming lower or less in degree or value “a falling market” |
| adjective | coming down freely under the influence of gravity “the eerie whistle of dropping bombs” |
| faller | noun | a person who falls |
| fall | noun | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity |
| descendant | adjective | going or coming down |
| descendent | adjective | going or coming down |
| descent | noun | a movement downward |
| precipitation | noun | the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time |
| decrease | noun | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| diminution | noun | change toward something smaller or lower |
| Fall | noun | the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve |
| accrual | noun | the act of accumulating |
| hang | noun | the way a garment hangs |