Antonyms for felled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fel
Phonetic Transcription : fɛl


Definition of felled

Origin :
  • "rocky hill," c.1300, from Old Norse fiall "mountain," from Proto-Germanic *felzam- "rock" (cf. German Fels "stone, rock"), from PIE root *pel(i)s- "rock, cliff."
  • verb chop down
Example sentences :
  • Then he dealt him a straight blow in the face that felled him like an ox.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • And of a sudden he struck a blow at the youth that might have felled an ox.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • The apse, the last pillars, the giant piers themselves were felled!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Dennis dealt him a blow upon the face which felled him to the ground.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • It reminded her of the day when he had felled Jacob Trenager.
  • Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • The death of her son had been like a blow on the head that had felled her senseless to the ground.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • The tops of the felled trees should point downhill as much as possible.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • He'd given the little waistrel the cross-buttock, and felled him on his head.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • She felled him in the middle of a smirk, and seized the opportunity created.
  • Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • When you have felled him, get it and unlock the door; then whistle for me.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for felled

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