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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A loss of greatness or status.
  • A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
  • North America|obsolete elsewhere|from the falling of leaves during this season autumn.
  • cricket|of a wicket The action of a batsman being out.
  • curling A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction
  • ''See'' '''falls'''
  • US Blame; punishment
  • The act of moving in a fluid or vacuum under the effect of gravity to a lower position.
  • The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting.

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Proper noun:

  • North American Autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox in late September to the winter solstice in late December.

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Verb:

  • copulative To become.
  • followed by a determining word To Usage notes''' below.
  • literary To die, especially in battle.
  • intransitive To be brought to the ground.
  • intransitive To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc).
  • intransitive To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
  • intransitive To come down, to drop or descend.
  • intransitive To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
  • intransitive To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
  • archaic To cause something to descend to the ground; especially to cause a tree to descend to the ground by cutting it down.
  • transitive To be allotted to; to arrive through chance or fate.

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