Entry Word: fall

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily <a bad fall that resulted in several broken bones>

Synonyms slip, spill, stumble, tumble

Related Words header, 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 plurala 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