break one's fall
Definition of break one's fall
: to helped make one's fall less forceful The bushes beneath the window helped to break his fall.
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breakplay
: to separate into parts with suddenness or violence
: fracture
: to fracture a bone of (a bodily part)
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fallplay
: 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
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