1. Of, having to do with, occurring in, or appropriate to the season of fall: fall fashion; fall harvests. 2. Grown during the season of fall: fall crops.

1. To be classified or considered as something, or to be represented by something: These animals fall under the classification "endangered species." 2. To be controlled or deeply swayed by something; …

The season of the year between summer and winter, during which the weather becomes cooler and many plants become dormant, extending in the Northern Hemisphere from the autumnal equinox to …

I'm not taking the fall for my former account—he's the one who falsified the records! If this scandal keeps getting bigger in the news, someone will definitely have to take the fall for it.

Incur blame or censure for another's misdeeds, as in She's taken the fall for you in terms of any political damage, or A senior official took the fall for the failed intelligence operation.

1. A sudden drop to a lower condition or status: comedown, descent, down, downgrade. 2. A disastrous overwhelming defeat or ruin: collapse, fall, waterloo. 3. Something that causes total loss or severe …

pit•fall (ˈpɪtˌfɔl) n. 1. a lightly covered and unnoticeable pit prepared as a trap for people or animals. 2. any trap or danger for the unwary. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 …

noun A precipitous drop from a height, or from a higher to a lower position, which is often accompanied by injuries. Epidemiology 30% of those > 65 years old fall/year; 10–15% suffer injuries, such as …

free′ fall′ n. 1. the hypothetical fall of a body such that the only force acting upon it is gravity. 2. the part of a parachute jump that precedes the opening of the parachute.

fall for something/someone, to To be taken in or deceived; or to be captivated by or enamored of. Originating in American slang in the late nineteenth century, the expression was adopted on both …