break one's fall

: to separate into parts with suddenness or violence

: fracture

to fracture a bone of (a bodily part)

: an act or action of breaking

: the opening shot in a game of pool or billiards

: a gap or opening caused or appearing as if caused by damage : a condition produced by or as if by breaking : gap

: to descend freely by the force of gravity

: to hang freely

: to drop oneself to a lower position

: the act of falling by the force of gravity

: a falling out, off, or away : dropping

: the season when leaves fall from trees : autumn

: of, relating to, or suitable for autumn