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What is the verb for fall?

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fall
  1. (heading, intransitive) To move downwards.
    1. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
    2. To come down, to drop or descend.
    3. To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
    4. To be brought to the ground.
  2. (transitive) To be moved downwards.
    1. (obsolete) To let fall; to drop.
    2. (obsolete) To sink; to depress.
    3. (Britain, US, dialect, archaic) To fell; to cut down.
  3. (intransitive) To happen, to change negatively.
    1. (copular verb) To become.
    2. To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); said of an instance of a recurring event such as a holiday or date.
    3. (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
    4. (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
    5. (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
    6. (followed by a determining word or phrase) To become; to be affected by or befallen with a calamity; to change into the state described by words following; to become prostrated literally or figuratively (see Usage notes below).
  4. (transitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To diminish; to lessen or lower.
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To bring forth.
  7. (intransitive, obsolete) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
  8. (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
  9. (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
  10. (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
  11. (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
  12. (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
  13. (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
  14. Synonyms:
      15. stumble, collapse, topple, tumble, drop, slip, trip, buckle, crash, crumple, plummet, slide, stagger, crater, dive, face-plant, flop, founder, nosedive, pitch, plunge, sink, slump, cowp, fall down, fall over, pratfall, skid, fall headlong, topple over, trip over, tumble over, go down, go headlong, keel over, pitch forward, take a dive, tip over, trip up, go belly up, go end over end, go head over heels, hit the dirt, take a header, take a spill, fall end over end, fall head over heels, fall in a heap, come a cropper, go for six … more
  15. Examples:
      16. “She would inadvertently fall on the runway after her stiletto heel gave way.”
      “She threw his clothes out of the window, and he helplessly watched them fall to the ground outside.”
      “Our profits would continue to fall due to the regression in the quality of our products.”
fell
  1. simple past tense of fall
  2. (transitive) To strike down, kill, destroy.
  3. (sewing) To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. floor, flatten, down, ground, prostrate, topple, deck, drop, level, rugby-tackle, knock out, knock down, knock over, knock unconscious, bowl over, strike down, KO, lay low, lay out, take out, throw down, knock for six, catch off balance, pick off, knock to the ground, knock into the middle of next week, bring down, mow down, bowl down, throw to the ground, kayo, throw, cut down, bring to the ground, overturn, hit, lower, upset, tackle, make unconscious, tip over, put down, mow, upturn, upend, poleax, scatter, fall, shove, unbalance … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “I managed to fell my assailant and quickly ran away.”
      “Bill and George would fell many trees to clear the area for a garden.”
      “Kinzo would fell many soldiers with several slashes of his katana.”
falls
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fall
  2. Synonyms:
      3. stumbles, collapses, topples, tumbles, drops, slips, trips, buckles, crashes, crumples, plummets, slides, staggers, craters, dives, flops, founders, nosedives, pitches, plunges, sinks, slumps, falls down, falls over, pratfalls, skids, falls headlong, topples over, trips over, tumbles over, goes down, goes headlong, keels over, pitches forward, takes a dive, tips over, trips up, goes belly up, goes end over end, goes head over heels, hits the dirt, takes a header, takes a spill, falls end over end, falls head over heels, falls in a heap, comes a cropper, goes for six, lowers oneself, prostrates oneself … more
falling
  1. present participle of fall
  2. Synonyms:
      3. giving up, surrendering, yielding, submitting, capitulating, succumbing, conceding, relenting, acquiescing, quitting, deferring, ceding, folding, blinking, crumbling, giving in, caving in, crying Uncle, backing down, knuckling under, admitting defeat, conceding defeat, accepting defeat, throwing in the towel, showing the white flag, buckling under, going under, waving the white flag, eating humble pie, throwing in the sponge, laying down arms, rolling over, tossing it in, putting up white flag, bending, giving way, falling victim, falling to pieces, falling victim to, eating dirt, passing into the hands of, resigning, lying down, passing into enemy hands, bowing, budging, raising the white flag, acceding, complying, relinquishing … more
felling
  1. present participle of fell
  2. Synonyms:
      3. flooring, flattening, downing, grounding, prostrating, toppling, decking, dropping, leveling, levelling, knocking out, knocking down, knocking over, knocking unconscious, bowling over, striking down, KO'ing, laying low, laying out, taking out, throwing down, knocking for six, catching off balance, picking off, knocking to the ground, knocking into the middle of next week, bringing down, mowing down, bowling down, throwing to the ground, kayoing, throwing, cutting down, bringing to the ground, overturning, hitting, lowering, upsetting, tackling, making unconscious, tipping over, putting down, mowing, upturning, upending, scattering, poleaxing, falling, unbalancing, shoving … more
fallen
  1. past participle of fall
  2. Synonyms:
      3. stumbled, collapsed, toppled, tumbled, dropped, slipped, tripped, buckled, crashed, crumpled, plummeted, plummetted, slid, slidden, staggered, cratered, dived, face-planted, flopped, foundered, nosedived, pitched, plunged, sunk, sunken, slumped, fallen down, fallen over, pratfallen, skidded, fallen headlong, toppled over, tripped over, tumbled over, gone down, gone headlong, keeled over, pitched forward, taken a dive, tipped over, tripped up, gone belly up, gone end over end, gone head over heels, hit the dirt, taken a header, taken a spill, fallen end over end, fallen head over heels, fallen in a heap … more
fellest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of fell
  2. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of fall
fells
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fell
  2. Synonyms:
      3. floors, flattens, downs, grounds, prostrates, topples, decks, drops, levels, knocks out, knocks down, knocks over, knocks unconscious, bowls over, strikes down, KO's, lays low, lays out, takes out, throws down, knocks for six, catches off balance, picks off, knocks to the ground, knocks into the middle of next week, brings down, mows down, bowls down, throws to the ground, kayos, kayoes, throws, cuts down, brings to the ground, overturns, hits, lowers, upsets, tackles, makes unconscious, tips over, puts down, mows, upturns, upends, scatters, poleaxes, falls, shoves, unbalances … more
falleth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of fall
  2. Examples:
      3. “That which falleth in Heaven is devilish, but that which stumbleth on earth is human.”
      “Fly to a brother's aid whoever he may be, exhort him who goeth astray, raise him that falleth, never bear malice or enmity toward thy brother.”
      “For so Livy falleth upon that, that he had versatile ingenium.”
fallest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of fall
falled
  1. (nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of fall
felled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of fell
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lost, suffered defeat, came off second-best, capitulated, failed, fell, succumbed, yielded, yold, bowed out, ceded, collapsed, keeled, lost out, relent, relented, relinquished, went down, abdicated, admitted defeat, backed down, bowed, came to grief, came up short, defaulted, fell short, gave in, got the worst, had the worst, laid down arms, threw in the towel, took a licking, went under, came a cropper, crashed out, met one's Waterloo, suffered, took a beating, dropped a bundle, quit, put up white flag, submitted, folded, surrendered, acquiesced, conceded, deferred, quitted, blinked, budged … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Before she could be felled or winged by any stray shots, he crept forward to grab her arm and pull her to safety.”
      “In 1980, an old ash tree in Cumbria on which this lichen grew, had to be felled for safety reasons.”
      “Thousands of Western Bay people are being urged to conserve water until the weekend after felled pine trees smashed a main water pipe.”
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