fall

the time of day immediately following sunset

“he loved the twilight”

“they finished before the fall of night”

when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

“it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height”

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

“a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index”

“there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery”

“a dip in prices”

“when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall”

a movement downward

“the rise and fall of the tides”

die, as in battle or in a hunt

“Many soldiers fell at Verdun”

“Several deer have fallen to the same gun”

“The shooting victim fell dead”

touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

“Light fell on her face”

“The sun shone on the fields”

“The light struck the golden necklace”

“A strange sound struck my ears”

be captured

“The cities fell to the enemy”

occur at a specified time or place

“Christmas falls on a Monday this year”

“The accent falls on the first syllable”

decrease in size, extent, or range

“The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester”

“The cabin pressure fell dramatically”

“her weight fell to under a hundred pounds”

“his voice fell to a whisper”

yield to temptation or sin

“Adam and Eve fell”

lose office or power

“The government fell overnight”

“The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen”

to be given by assignment or distribution

“The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team”

“The onus fell on us”

“The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student”

move in a specified direction

“The line of men fall forward”

be due

“payments fall on the 1st of the month”

lose one's chastity

“a fallen woman”

to be given by right or inheritance

“The estate fell to the oldest daughter”

come into the possession of

“The house accrued to the oldest son”

fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

“The task fell to me”

“It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims”

be inherited by

“The estate fell to my sister”

“The land returned to the family”

“The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead”

slope downward

“The hills around here fall towards the ocean”

lose an upright position suddenly

“The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table”

“Her hair fell across her forehead”

drop oneself to a lower or less erect position

“She fell back in her chair”

“He fell to his knees”

fall or flow in a certain way

“This dress hangs well”

“Her long black hair flowed down her back”

assume a disappointed or sad expression

“Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off”

“his crest fell”

be cast down

“his eyes fell”

come out; issue

“silly phrases fell from her mouth”

be born, used chiefly of lambs

“The lambs fell in the afternoon”

begin vigorously

“The prisoners fell to work right away”

go as if by falling

“Grief fell from our hearts”

come as if by falling

“Night fell”

“Silence fell”