fall upon

see definition of fall upon

as inlunge
as inpounce
as inraid
as instrike
as instumble
as inbeset
as income at

Synonyms for fall upon

verb pounce, dive for

Antonyms for fall upon

come at

verb. attack

lunge

verb. pounce, dive for

lunged

verb. pounce, dive for

lunging

verb. pounce, dive for

Word Origin & History

present participle adjective from fall (v.). Falling star is from 1560s; falling out "disagreement" is from 1560s. Falling evil "epilepsy" is from early 13c.

Example Sentences for fall upon

If they fall upon houses, the roofs are crushed by the weight.

I let the purse, which I had in my hand, fall upon the ground.

White Fang trembled, waiting for the punishment to fall upon him.

No, no; the penalty of which we were speaking will fall upon our own heads more than enough.

If it should fall upon him, where then would be his hope and outlook?

But he feared lest, if he himself led off, the enemy might fall upon his rear.

Then it is more than likely the chaff will fall upon the corn.

Here and there a man was only released from his chains to fall upon the deck and die.

It was a party who had just started to fall upon the English settlements.

The chill of the night air will fall upon your breast, my dear.

fall upon

Synonyms for fall upon

Antonyms for fall upon

More words related to fall upon

beset

besetting

come at

lunge

lunged

lunging