The difference between Fall and Fell

When used as nouns, fall means the act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity, whereas fell means a cutting-down of timber.

When used as verbs, fall means to move to a lower position under the effect of gravity, whereas fell means to make something fall.

Fell is also adverb with the meaning: sharply.

Fell is also adjective with the meaning: of a strong and cruel nature.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fall and Fell

  1. Fall as a noun:

    The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

  2. Fall as a noun:

    A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.

  3. Fall as a noun (chiefly, North America, obsolete elsewhere):

    The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.

  4. Fall as a noun:

    A loss of greatness or status.

    Examples:

    "the fall of Rome"

  5. Fall as a noun:

    That which falls or cascades.

  6. Fall as a noun (sport):

    A crucial event or circumstance. The action of a batsman being out. A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction. An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.

  7. Fall as a noun:

    A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.

  8. Fall as a noun (informal, US):

    Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.

    Examples:

    "He set up his rival to take the fall."

  9. Fall as a noun:

    The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).

    Examples:

    "Have the goodness to secure the falls of the mizzen halyards."

  10. Fall as a noun:

    See falls

  11. Fall as a noun:

    An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.

  12. Fall as a noun:

    A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.

  1. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. To come down, to drop or descend. To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself. To be brought to the ground.

    Examples:

    "Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground."

    "The rain fell at dawn."

    "He fell to the floor and begged for mercy."

  2. Fall as a verb (transitive):

    To move downwards. To let fall; to drop. To sink; to depress. To fell; to cut down.

    Examples:

    "to fall the voice"

    "to fall a tree"

  3. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To happen, to change negatively. To become. To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); . To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated. To die, especially in battle or by disease. To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.). To become; to be affected by or befallen with a calamity; to change into the state described by words following; to become prostrated literally or figuratively .

    Examples:

    "She has fallen ill.  nowrap The children fell asleep in the back of the car.  nowrap When did you first fall in love?"

    "Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday.  nowrap Last year, Commencement fell on June 3."

    "Rome fell to the Goths in 410 AD."

    "This is a monument to all those who fell in the First World War."

    "The candidate's poll ratings fell abruptly after the banking scandal."

    "Our senator fell into disrepute because of the banking scandal."

  4. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.

    Examples:

    "And so it falls to me to make this important decision.  nowrap The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals."

  5. Fall as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To diminish; to lessen or lower.

  6. Fall as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To bring forth.

    Examples:

    "to fall lambs"

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  7. Fall as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  8. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.

  9. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.

    Examples:

    "to fall into error;  to fall into difficulties"

  10. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.

  11. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).

  12. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.

    Examples:

    "After arguing, they fell to blows."

  13. Fall as a verb (intransitive):

    To be dropped or uttered carelessly.

    Examples:

    "An unguarded expression fell from his lips."

  1. Fell as a verb (transitive):

    To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.

  2. Fell as a verb (transitive):

    To strike down, kill, destroy.

  3. Fell as a verb (sewing):

    To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

  1. Fell as a noun:

    A cutting-down of timber.

  2. Fell as a noun:

    The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.

  3. Fell as a noun (textiles):

    The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.

  1. Fell as a noun:

    An animal skin, hide, pelt.

  2. Fell as a noun:

    Human skin (now only as a metaphorical use of previous sense).

  1. Fell as a noun (archaic, _, outside, _, UK):

    A rocky ridge or chain of mountains.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek T. Gray"

  2. Fell as a noun (archaic, _, outside, _, UK):

    A wild field or upland moor.

  1. Fell as an adjective:

    Of a strong and cruel nature; eagre and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.

    Examples:

    "[[one fell swoop one fell swoop]]"

  2. Fell as an adjective (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland):

    Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent

  3. Fell as an adjective (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland):

    Very large; huge.

  4. Fell as an adjective (obsolete):

    Eager; earnest; intent.

  1. Fell as an adverb:

    Sharply; fiercely.

  1. Fell as a noun:

    Gall; anger; melancholy.

  1. Fell as a noun (mining):

    The finer portions of ore, which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.

  1. Fell as a verb:

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