Fall

1. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. Leave fall from the trees in the autumn.
2. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
3. A loss of greatness. The fall of Rome was swift.
4. Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed. She took the fall for our mistake.
5. To come down, to drop or descend. The rain began to fall about noon.
6. To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated. Germany fell to the Allies in 1945.
7. To be allotted to; to arrive through fate or choice. It falls on me to make the choice.
8. To become. She fell ill in December.
9. To die, especially in battle. We sorrow for those who fell in the World War II.