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Question: Drop

Solution: FALL

FALL Definition 1:
To come or go down quickly from a high place or position .
Examples:
An apple fell from the tree.
A vase fell off the shelf.
Rain fell from the sky.
The sound of the falling rain
FALL Definition 2:
To come or go down suddenly from a standing position often + down or over .
Examples:
She slipped and fell on the ice.
He fell flat on his face.
She was afraid that I would trip and fall.
He fell down the stairs.
One of the sailors had fallen overboard.
A fallen tree
She fell down and hurt herself.
The tree fell over during the storm.
FALL Definition 3:
To let yourself come or go down to a lower position .
Examples:
He fell [=dropped, sank] to his knees and asked for forgiveness.
He fell back/forward onto the bed.
FALL Definition 4:
To come down at a particular place after moving through the air often + on sometimes used figuratively .
Examples:
The shot fell a great distance from its target.
A ray of light fell on the table.
Music falling on the ear
FALL Definition 5:
To slope downward usually + away .
Examples:
The ground falls away to the east.
The sides of the ridge fall away steeply.
FALL Definition 6:
To hang down .
Examples:
Her hair fell loosely over her shoulders.
FALL Definition 7:
To become lower .
Examples:
The tide rose and fell.
The temperature fell after dark.
His heart rate fell (off) dramatically.
The value of the stock has fallen drastically.
FALL Definition 8:
To become less often + off .
Examples:
Participation in the group has fallen. [=declined]
Participation in the group has fallen off.
Factory production has fallen off.
FALL Definition 9:
To lose value :to suffer a decline in prices .
Examples:
Stocks fell several points in early trading today.
The market is continuing to fall.
FALL Definition 10:
To become less loud .
Examples:
His voice fell (to a whisper).
The music rose and fell.
FALL Definition 11:
To become lowered .
Examples:
Her eyes fell. [=she looked down]
FALL Definition 12:
To begin to look ashamed or disappointed .
Examples:
His face fell [=he looked disappointed] when he heard the news.
FALL Definition 13:
To arrive or begin .
Examples:
Darkness falls early in the winter.
Night has fallen.
FALL Definition 14:
To be wounded or killed in battle .
Examples:
Many men fell on the battlefield that day.
FALL Definition 15:
To be captured or defeated .
Examples:
The fortress fell on the third day of the siege.
FALL Definition 16:
To experience ruin or failure .
Examples:
A great civilization fell in less than a century.
A fallen [=disgraced] leader
We will stand or fall together.
A politician who has fallen from power
The coalition government fell after only six months in office.
FALL Definition 17:
To happen at a specified time .
Examples:
Christmas falls on a Friday this year.
The worst weather of the year fell during his vacation.
FALL Definition 18:
used when something (such as a responsibililty) comes or passes to someone in a way that does not involve choice .
Examples:
It fell to me [=it was my responsibility] to tell them about the car accident.
Responsibility for the damage falls with the other driver.
The estate fell to his brother. [=his brother inherited the estate]
FALL Definition 19:
To have a specified proper place .
Examples:
The accent falls on the second syllable.
The comma falls inside the quotation mark.
FALL Definition 20:
To belong in a particular category or range .
Examples:
This word falls within the class of verbs.
Her political views fall somewhere between liberal and conservative.
His creative output falls into three distinct categories.
FALL Definition 21:
used when someone’s body or mind passes from one condition or state to another .
Examples:
She fell ill/sick.
He fell asleep.
FALL Definition 22:
used when something passes to a different and usually a less active or less desirable state or condition .
Examples:
The crowd fell silent.
This word has fallen [=gone] out of use. = This word has fallen into disuse. [=this word is no longer used]
His theories have now fallen into disrepute/disfavor.
The machinery has fallen into disrepair.
FALL Definition 23:
To start doing something in a very active and energetic way + to .
Examples:
She came in and fell immediately to work.

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