The difference between Fall and Pick up

When used as verbs, fall means to move to a lower position under the effect of gravity, whereas pick up means to lift.

Fall is also noun with the meaning: the act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fall and Pick up

  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"

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

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

    Examples:

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  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. Pick up as a verb (transitive):

    To lift; to grasp and raise.

    Examples:

    "ant put down"

    "When you pick up the bag, make sure to support the bottom."

  2. Pick up as a verb (transitive):

    To collect an object, especially in passing.

    Examples:

    "ant drop off"

    "Can you pick up a pint of milk on your way home?"

  3. Pick up as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive):

    To clean up; to return to an organized state.

    Examples:

    "ant mess up"

    "Aren't you going to pick up after yourself?"

  4. Pick up as a verb (transitive):

    To collect a passenger.

    Examples:

    "ant drop off"

    "I'll pick you up outside the library."

  5. Pick up as a verb (transitive):

    To collect and detain (a suspect).

    Examples:

    "The cops have picked up the man they were looking for."

  6. Pick up as a verb (intransitive):

    To improve, increase or speed up.

    Examples:

    "Prices seem to be picking up again.  I was in bed sick this morning, but I'm picking up now."

  7. Pick up as a verb (intransitive):

    To restart or resume.

    Examples:

    "Let's pick up where we left off yesterday."

  8. Pick up as a verb (transitive):

    To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: learn"

    "It looks complicated, but you'll soon pick it up."

  9. Pick up as a verb (transitive):

    To receive (a radio signal or the like).

    Examples:

    "With the new antenna, I can pick up stations all the way from Omaha."

  10. Pick up as a verb (transitive):

    To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on

    Examples:

    "Did you pick up his nervousness?"

  11. Pick up as a verb (transitive):

    To point out (a person's behaviour, habits or actions) in a critical manner.

    Examples:

    "She's always picking me up on my grammar."

  12. Pick up as a verb (transitive, and, intransitive, _, with '''on'''):

    To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: hit on"

    "He was in the fabric store not to buy fabric but to pick up women.  She could tell he intended to pick up on her.  nowrap Did you pick up at the party nowrap last night?"

  13. Pick up as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive):

    To answer a telephone. See pick up the phone.

    Examples:

    "I'm calling him, but he just isn't picking up!"

  14. Pick up as a verb (intransitive, of a phone):

    To receive calls; to function correctly.

    Examples:

    "I've tried his home number a couple times, but it isn't picking up."

  15. Pick up as a verb:

    To pay for.

    Examples:

    "The company will pick up lunch with customers for sales calls."

  16. Pick up as a verb:

    To reduce the despondency of.

  17. Pick up as a verb:

    To take control (physically) of something.

  18. Pick up as a verb (soccer):

    To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.

  19. Pick up as a verb:

    To record; to notch up.

  20. Pick up as a verb (sports):

    To behave in a manner that results in a foul.

  1. Pick up as a noun (rare):

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