All fall synonyms
fall
F f verb fall
- gravitate β to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.
- trail β to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
- drag β drag and drop
- abate β If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- spin β to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
- relapse β to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc.: to relapse into silence.
- flop β to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- recede β to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
- flag β flagstone (def 1).
- cascade β If you refer to a cascade of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.
- regress β to move backward; go back.
- submit β to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- perish β to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- resign β to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
- succumb β to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
- capitulate β If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
- obey β to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- chance β If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- arrive β When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
- befall β If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- fall over β person: trip or slip
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
noun fall
- slope β to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
- plummet β Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- incline β to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
- declivity β a downward slope, esp of the ground
- tumble β to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- dive β to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- slant β to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- ebb β the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- lessening β to become less.
- header β the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- abatement β Abatement means a reduction in the strength or power of something or the reduction of it.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- diminution β the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.
- downgrade β a downward slope, especially of a road.
- lapse β an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- dwindling β to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- pratfall β a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating.
- nose dive β a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- descent β A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- defeat β If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- overthrow β to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- waterfall β a steep fall or flow of water in a watercourse from a height, as over a precipice; cascade.
- rapids β occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- cataract β Cataracts are layers over a person's eyes that prevent them from seeing properly. Cataracts usually develop because of old age or illness.