Oh, how the mighty have ______
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verb
- To descend freely by the force of gravity
"An apple fell from the tree."
- To hang freely
"her hair falls over her shoulders"
- To drop oneself to a lower position
"fell to his knees"
- To come or go as if by falling
"darkness falls early in the winter"
- To become born
- To become lower in degree or level
"the temperature fell 10°"
- To drop in pitch or volume
"their voices fell to a whisper"
- Issue
"wisdom that fell from his lips"
- To become lowered
"her eyes fell"
- To leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily
"slipped and fell on the ice"
- To enter as if unawares stumble, stray
"fell into error"
- To drop down wounded or dead
- To suffer military capture
"after a long siege the city fell"
- To lose office
"the party fell from power"
- To suffer ruin, defeat, or failure
"the deal fell through"
- To commit an immoral act
"but man willfully misused his God-given freedom and fell into sin"
- To move or extend in a downward direction
"the land falls away to the east"
- Subside, abate
"the wind is falling"
- To decline in quality, activity, or quantity
"production fell off"
- To lose weight
- To assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection
"his face fell"
- To decline in financial value or price
"stocks fell sharply"
- To occur at a certain time
"her birthday falls on a Monday this year"
- To come by chance
"a job that fell into his hands"
- To come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance devolve
"it fell to him to break the news"
- To have a certain or proper position, place, or station
"the accent falls on the second syllable"
- To come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something
"this word falls into the class of verbs"
- To pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition
"fall asleep"
- To set about heartily or actively
"fell to work"
- Strike, impinge
"music falling on the ear"
- Fell
noun
- A person who is no longer greatly admired
"After the scandal, he was just another fallen idol."
verb
- To withdraw friendship or support
- To renounce one's faith
- To diminish gradually in size
- To drift off a course
verb
- Retreat, recede
verb
- To fail to meet expectations or requirements
"fell down on the job"
verb
- To sink inward
"the roof fell in"
- To take one's proper place in a military formation
verb
- Trend
- To deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed
verb
- Quarrel
- Turn out, happen
"expected to be in the States … , but things fell out otherwise"
- To leave one's place in the ranks
- To leave a building in order to take one's place in a military formation
verb
- To begin doing something (such as working or eating) especially vigorously
noun
- The condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
- The part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens
- A rapid and continuing drop or decline
"a free fall in stock prices"
This clue was used on April 19, 2025.
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