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Meaning of the word falls in English

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falls

US /fɔlz/

Verb

1.

move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control, from a higher to a lower level.

Example:
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five inches of snow fell through the night
Synonym:
dropdrop downplummetdescendcome downgo downplungesinkdivenosedivetumblepitchcascadegravitate
Synonym:
rise
2.

(of a person) lose one's balance and collapse.

Example:
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he stumbled, tripped, and fell
Synonym:
fall downfall overcollapsetripstumblestaggerslipslidecome a cropper
Synonym:
get up

Noun

1.

an act of falling or collapsing; a sudden uncontrollable descent.

Example:
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his mother had a fall, hurting her leg as she alighted from a train
Synonym:
tumbletripspilltopplestumbleslipcollapsenosediveheadercropper
2.

a thing which falls or has fallen.

Example:
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in October came the first thin fall of snow
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