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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
- a champion boxer who was shockingly felled in the first round
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2
to bring down by cutting
- the settlers began the daunting task of felling the mighty trees that blanketed the island
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3
to deprive of life
- the quest for a cure for malaria, the disease that felled so many during the digging of the Panama Canal
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- do away with,
- do for
- [chiefly British],
- make away with
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of fell (Entry 2 of 2)
1
likely to cause or capable of causing death
- planning for the distribution of resources in case of some fell event
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2
violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition
- a once-mighty nation conquered by a fell and barbarous enemy
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The first known use of fell was before the 12th century
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