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  • 61To fall to — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …

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  • 62To fall under — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 63Fall River, Massachusetts — Infobox Settlement official name = Fall River, Massachusetts imagesize = image caption = Downtown Fall River nickname = The Scholarship City motto = We ll Try image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts… …

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  • 64Fall Out (The Prisoner) — Infobox Television episode Title = Fall Out Series = The Prisoner Season = 1 Episode = 17 Guests = Number Two: Leo McKern Number Forty Eight: Alexis Kanner President: Kenneth Griffith Writer = Patrick McGoohan Director = Patrick McGoohan… …

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  • 65fall — [c]/fɔl / (say fawl) verb (fell, fallen, falling) –verb (i) 1. to descend from a higher to a lower place or position through loss or lack of support; drop. 2. to come down suddenly from a standing or erect position: to fall on one s knees. 3. to… …

  • 66fall — [[t]fɔl[/t]] v. fell, fall•en, fall•ing, n. 1) to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support 2) to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, esp. to leave a standing or erect position… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 67fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 68Fall of Constantinople — This article is about the 1453 siege. For earlier attacks on the city, see List of sieges of Constantinople. Conquest of Constantinople Part of the Byzantine–Ottoman Wars and Ottoman wars in Europe …

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  • 69Fall of Man — Adam, Eve, and a female serpent at the entrance to Notre Dame de Paris In Christian doctrine, the Fall of Man, or simply the Fall, refers to the transition of the first humans from a state of innocent obedience to God to a state of guilty… …

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  • 70fall — Synonyms and related words: Niagara, Scotch mist, Waterloo, abate, abatement, ablate, accept, apostasy, ascend, assail, assault, associate with, attack, autumn, backslide, backsliding, bag, bank, bate, be destroyed, be eaten away, be found, be… …

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