Real Dictionary

fell
Fell is the past tense of fall.
If trees are felled, they are cut down.
verb: If you fell someone, you knock them down, for example in a fight.

fell in American English 1
to cause to fall; knock down
verb

fell in American English 2
fall
noun: the amount of timber cut down in one season
transitive verb: to knock, strike, shoot, or cut down; cause to fall

fell in American English 3
fierce; terrible; cruel
adjective: fierce; cruel; dreadful; savage

fell in American English 4
an animal's hide or skin
noun: the skin or hide of an animal; pelt

fell in American English 5
a rocky or barren hill
noun: an upland pasture, moor, or thicket; a highland plateau

fell in British English 1
to cut or knock down
noun: the timber felled in one season

fell in British English 2
adjective: cruel or fierce; terrible

fell in British English 3
verb

fell in British English 4
noun: an animal skin or hide

fell in British English 5
noun: a mountain, hill, or tract of upland moor