- An act of falling or collapsing; a sudden uncontrollable descent
- A controlled act of falling, esp. as a stunt or in martial arts
- A move which pins the opponent's shoulders on the ground for a count of three
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
- descend: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"