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(noun) surrender, capitulation
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
they were protected until the capitulation of the fort
a sudden drop from an upright position
he had a nasty spill on the ice
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; a dip in prices; when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall
(noun) drop
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height
(noun) downfall
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
the fall of the House of Hapsburg
(noun) pin
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
(noun) Fall
the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve
women have been blamed ever since the Fall
(noun) declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope
a downward slope or bend
(noun) twilight, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, dusk, crepuscle, crepuscule, nightfall
the time of day immediately following sunset
he loved the twilight; they finished before the fall of night
(noun) autumn
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
in the fall of 1973
(verb) lessen, diminish, decrease
decrease in size, extent, or range
The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically; her weight fell to under a hundred pounds; his voice fell to a whisper
come as if by falling
Night fell; Silence fell
fall or flow in a certain way
This dress hangs well; Her long black hair flowed down her back
(verb) go down, come down, descend
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
The temperature is going down; The barometer is falling; The curtain fell on the diva; Her hand went up and then fell again
(verb) fall down
lose an upright position suddenly
The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table; Her hair fell across her forehead
be inherited by
The estate fell to my sister; The land returned to the family; The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
(verb) light
fall to somebody by assignment or lot
The task fell to me; It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
(verb) accrue
come into the possession of
The house accrued to the oldest son
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
(verb) come
come under, be classified or included
fall into a category; This comes under a new heading
(verb) precipitate, come down
fall from clouds
rain, snow and sleet were falling; Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum