Real Dictionary

fall
In the Christian religion, the Fall was the occasion when Adam and Eve sinned and God made them leave the Garden of Eden.
You can refer to a waterfall as the falls.
countable noun: In some sports such as judo and wrestling, a fall is the act of throwing or forcing your opponent to the floor.
link verb: You can use fall to show that someone or something passes into another state. For example, if someone falls ill, they become ill, and if something falls into disrepair, it is then in a state of disrepair.
variable noun: Fall is the season between summer and winter when the weather becomes cooler and the leaves fall off the trees.
verb: If a celebration or other special event falls on a particular day or date, it happens to be on that day or date.
verb: If a person or structure that is standing somewhere falls, they move from their upright position, so that they are then lying on the ground.
verb: If a place falls in a war or election, an enemy army or a different political party takes control of it.
verb: If a powerful or successful person falls, they suddenly lose their power or position.
verb: If silence or a feeling of sadness or tiredness falls on a group of people, they become silent, sad, or tired.
verb: If someone falls in battle, they are killed.
verb: If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force.
verb: If someone's hair or a garment falls in a certain way, it hangs downwards in that way.
verb: If something falls, it decreases in amount, value, or strength.
verb: If the responsibility or blame for something falls on someone, they have to take the responsibility or the blame for it.
verb: If you fall somewhere, you allow yourself to drop there in a hurried or disorganized way, often because you are very tired.
verb: If you say that someone's eyes fell on something, you mean they suddenly noticed it.
verb: If you say that something or someone falls into a particular group or category, you mean that they belong in that group or category.
verb: In cricket, when a wicket falls, the team who are fielding get one of the batsmen out.
verb: When light or shadow falls on something, it covers it.
verb: When night or darkness falls, night begins and it becomes dark.
verb: When rain or snow falls, it comes down from the sky.

fall in American English
to come down because detached, pushed, dropped, etc.; move down and land forcibly
intransitive verb: to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support
transitive verb: to fell (a tree, animal, etc.)