I
n.
dropping, coming down
1) to have, take a fall
2) to break a fall
3) a bad, nasty fall (she had a bad fall and broke her ankle)
4) a free fall (of a parachutist)
5) a fall from (a fall from a horse)
autumn
(AE)
6) an early; late fall
7) in (the) fall (we have a lot of rain in the fall)
II
v.
1) ('to drop') to fall flat, headlong; short
2) (colloq.) (d; intr.) to fall for ('to become infatuated with') (he fell for her)
3) (D; intr.) ('to drop') to fall from (to fall from a tree; to fall from grace)
4) (d; intr.) ('to come'); ('to drop') to fall into (to fall into disfavor; to fall into disrepute; to fall into place; to fall into a trap)
5) (d; intr.) ('to be divided') to fall into (to fall into three categories)
6) (D; intr.) ('to drop') to fall off (to fall off a table)
7) (D; intr.) ('to drop') to fall on (to fall on one's back; the stress falls on the last syllable)
8) (d; intr.) ('to come') to fall on (the holiday fell on a Monday)
9) (d; intr.) ('to drop') to fall out of (to fall out of bed; to fall out of favor)
10) (d; intr.) to fall over (she fell over the side of the ship)
11) (formal) (d; intr.) ('to devolve') to fall to (it fell to me to break the news)
12) (D; intr.) ('to drop') to fall to (he fell to his knees; the book fell to the floor)
13) (d; intr.) ('to drop') ('to come') to fall under (to fall under a train; to fall under smb.'s influence)
14) (misc.) to fall asleep; to fall due; to fall foul of the law; to fall ill; to fall in love with smb.; to fall in battle; to fall silent; to fall on hard times; to fall to pieces; to fall into step