Dictionary entry

Fall (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Fall (?), v. t. 1. To let fall; to drop.

For every tear he falls, a Trojan bleeds. Shak.

2. To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice.

3. To diminish; to lessen or lower.

Upon lessening interest to four per cent, you fall the price of your native commodities. Locke.

4. To bring forth; as, to fall lambs. Shak.

5. To fell; to cut down; as, to fall a tree.