fall

1. fall (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To be moved downwards.: To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

Example: Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground.

Concept: Спад

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2. fall (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To be moved downwards.: To come down, to drop or descend.

Example: The rain fell at dawn.

3. fall (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To be moved downwards.: To come as if by dropping down.

Example: Once or twice a noise fell upon his quick ear, and we halted, he standing revolver in hand in an attitude of defense. Each time, however, we ascertained that we had no occasion for alarm, the noise being made by some animal or bird ...

4. fall (noun) — sense 4

Definition: The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

Example: the fall of the snow

5. fall (noun) — sense 5

Definition: A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.

Example: “I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.

6. fall (noun) — sense 6

Definition: The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.

Example: A friend has pointed out to me the following remark on this word: "In North America the season in which this [the fall of the leaf] takes place, derives its name from that circumstance, and instead of autumn is universally called the fall." [brackets in original]