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81fall to — Synonyms and related words: accept, assume, attack, attempt, begin, blast away, blast off, break bread, buckle down, buckle to, commence, count calories, diet, dive in, dive into, eat, embark in, embark upon, endeavor, engage in, enter on, enter… …
82upon — up|on [ ə pan ] preposition *** 1. ) on LITERARY on or onto something: Shadows were flickering upon the studio floor. He believes we were put upon this earth for a purpose. 2. ) used after some verbs instead of on FORMAL used after some verbs… …
83fall — {{11}}fall (n.) c.1200, a falling; see FALL (Cf. fall) (n.). O.E. noun form, fealle, meant snare, trap. Sense of autumn (now only in U.S.) is 1660s, short for fall of the leaf (1540s). That of cascade, waterfall is from 1570s. Wrestling sense is… …
84Fall of the Mutants — Infobox comics story arc title = Fall of the Mutants caption = Cover to the Fall of the Mutants TPB, featuring the art by Alan Davis that advertised the crossover event within various Marvel titles publisher = Marvel Comics date = January March… …
85fall on — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To attack] Syn. assault, battle, descend upon; see attack 1 , 2 . 2. [To discover] Syn. meet, find, chance upon; see discover . II fall (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To set upon with violent force: aggress, assail,… …
86fall back on — RESORT TO, turn to, look to, call on, have recourse to; rely on, depend on, lean on. → fall * * * phrasal or fall back upon 1. : to retreat to (a stronger position) 2. : to have recourse to …
87Fall of the Ottoman Empire — issues cleanup=Sep 2008 refimprove=Sep 2008 wikify=Sep 2008 Republic of Turkey (superimposed upon modern borders). Some scholars argue the power of the Caliphate began waning by 1683, and without the acquisition of significant new wealth the… …
88Fall Line Freeway — Infobox road state=GA type= route=540 alternate name=Fall Line Freeway length mi=215 length ref=cite web | url = http://www.dot.state.ga.us/DOT/preconstruction/SpecialSubjects/grip/doc%5CFall Line Freeway factsheet.pdf | title = Fall Line Freeway …
89fall back on — or[fall back upon] v. 1. To retreat to. * /The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort./ 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. * /When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had money in …
90fall back on — or[fall back upon] v. 1. To retreat to. * /The enemy made a strong attack, and the soldiers fell back on the fort./ 2. To go for help to; turn to in time of need. * /When the big bills for Mother s hospital care came, Joe was glad he had money in …
