fell Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
   hide.
   
2. noun seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
   felled seam.
   
3. noun the act of felling something (as a tree)
   
4. verb cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
   drop; strike down; cut down.
   
   • strike down a tree
   • Lightning struck down the hikers
5. verb pass away rapidly
   fly; vanish.
   
   • Time flies like an arrow
   • Time fleeing beneath him
6. verb sew a seam by folding the edges
   
7. verb descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
   fall.
   
   • The branch fell from the tree
   • The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse
8. verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   go down; descend; come down; fall.
   
   • The temperature is going down
   • The barometer is falling
   • The curtain fell on the diva
   • Her hand went up and then fell again
9. verb pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
   fall.
   
   • fall into a trap
   • She fell ill
   • They fell out of favor
   • Fall in love
   • fall asleep
   • fall prey to an imposter
   • fall into a strange way of thinking
   • she fell to pieces after she lost her work
10. verb come under, be classified or included
    come; fall.
    
    • fall into a category
    • This comes under a new heading
11. verb fall from clouds
    precipitate; come down; fall.
    
    • rain, snow and sleet were falling
    • Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum
12. verb suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
    fall.
    
    • We must stand or fall
    • fall by the wayside
13. verb die, as in battle or in a hunt
    fall.
    
    • Many soldiers fell at Verdun
    • Several deer have fallen to the same gun
    • The shooting victim fell dead
14. verb touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
    shine; strike; fall.
    
    • Light fell on her face
    • The sun shone on the fields
    • The light struck the golden necklace
    • A strange sound struck my ears
15. verb be captured
    fall.
    
    • The cities fell to the enemy
16. verb occur at a specified time or place
    fall.
    
    • Christmas falls on a Monday this year
    • The accent falls on the first syllable
17. verb decrease in size, extent, or range
    diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
    
    • 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
18. verb yield to temptation or sin
    fall.
    
    • Adam and Eve fell
19. verb lose office or power
    fall.
    
    • The government fell overnight
    • The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen
20. verb to be given by assignment or distribution
    fall.
    
    • The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team
    • The onus fell on us
    • The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student
21. verb move in a specified direction
    fall.
    
    • The line of men fall forward
22. verb be due
    fall.
    
    • payments fall on the 1st of the month
23. verb lose one's chastity
    fall.
    
    • a fallen woman
24. verb to be given by right or inheritance
    fall.
    
    • The estate fell to the oldest daughter
25. verb come into the possession of
    fall; accrue.
    
    • The house accrued to the oldest son
26. verb fall to somebody by assignment or lot
    light; fall.
    
    • The task fell to me
    • It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
27. verb be inherited by
    devolve; pass; return; fall.
    
    • 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
28. verb slope downward
    fall.
    
    • The hills around here fall towards the ocean
29. verb lose an upright position suddenly
    fall down; fall.
    
    • The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table
    • Her hair fell across her forehead
30. verb drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
    fall.
    
    • She fell back in her chair
    • He fell to his knees
31. verb fall or flow in a certain way
    flow; hang; fall.
    
    • This dress hangs well
    • Her long black hair flowed down her back
32. verb assume a disappointed or sad expression
    fall.
    
    • Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off
    • his crest fell
33. verb be cast down
    fall.
    
    • his eyes fell
34. verb come out; issue
    fall.
    
    • silly phrases fell from her mouth
35. verb be born, used chiefly of lambs
    fall.
    
    • The lambs fell in the afternoon
36. verb begin vigorously
    fall.
    
    • The prisoners fell to work right away
37. verb go as if by falling
    fall.
    
    • Grief fell from our hearts
38. verb come as if by falling
    settle; descend; fall.
    
    • Night fell
    • Silence fell
39. adjective satellite (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
    savage; barbarous; vicious; brutal; cruel; roughshod.
    
    • a barbarous crime
    • brutal beatings
    • cruel tortures
    • Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
    • a savage slap
    • vicious kicks

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