Text: 1 the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily<a bad fall that resulted in several broken bones>Synonymsslip, spill, stumble, tumbleRelated Wordsheader, pratfall; trip; descent, dive, plunge, slide; free-fall 2 a change to a lower state or level<last nightʼs record fall in temperature was a sure sign that winterʼs coming, like it or not>— see decline 2 3 a loss of status<being sent back to the minor leagues was quite a fall for the once-promising pitcher>— see comedown 4 the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude<thereʼs usually a fall in gas prices after the end of the summer driving season>— see descent 1 5 the amount by which something is lessened<that year the fall in prices was ten cents for a gallon of regular gas>— see decrease 6 usually falls plural a fall of water usually from a great height<tourists were shocked to see a man jump into the water and go over the falls>— see waterfall

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