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Synonyms for falls down


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fawl
Phonetic Transcription : fɔl

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Définition of falls down

Origin :
  • present participle adjective from fall (v.). Falling star is from 1560s; falling out "disagreement" is from 1560s. Falling evil "epilepsy" is from early 13c.
  • As in stumble : verb slip, stagger
  • As in botch : verb blunder
  • As in call : verb visit at residence or business
  • As in gum up : verb botch
  • As in louse up : verb botch
  • As in collapse : verb fall apart, break down
  • As in droop : verb hang down; languish
  • As in flounder : verb struggle; be in the dark
  • As in implode : verb collapse inward
Example sentences :
  • Throw it up, and p. 316when it falls down ask me which side is under.
  • Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland
  • Dravot he shoots above their heads, and they all falls down flat.
  • Extract from : « Stories by English Authors: Orient » by Various
  • So he comes up to the old man like this, and falls down at his feet!
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
  • John is so overwhelmed that he falls down to worship this one.
  • Extract from : « Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation » by S. D. Gordon
  • The balloon beat the ground with its head, like a kite when it falls down.
  • Extract from : « Up in the Clouds » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • He takes hold of it, surveys it quickly, and falls down before him.
  • Extract from : « The Robbers » by Friedrich Schiller
  • Finally he falls down, and the deity is supposed to have left him.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • He bites, he growls, he scratches and he howls, he falls down as if he were dead.
  • Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27 » by Various
  • Has epileptic convulsions, in which he falls down, and is frequently wounded.
  • Extract from : « The Criminal » by Havelock Ellis
  • Don Juan falls down lifeless and sinks below with the statue.
  • Extract from : « Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) » by Otto Jahn

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