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fall prostrate

VERB

crash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump collapse collide ditch dive drop hurtle meet overturn plunge slip smash topple tumble

STRONG

lurch overbalance pancake pitch prang sprawl upset washout

WEAK

bite the dust crash-land drive into fall flat fall headlong give way go in plough into splash down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend rise

VERB

descend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cascade collapse crash dip disembark dive go down penetrate plummet plunge settle sink slide stumble subside swoop trickle tumble

STRONG

coast crouch decline deplane detrain dismount dribble drop fall gravitate ground incline light pitch plop prolapse set slant slope slump stoop submerge toboggan topple trip weep

WEAK

cataract cave in get down get off lose balance slough off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up grow increase leave rise

STRONG

even level mount pour straighten

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Ye hills fall prostrate, and ye vales arise!

From The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes by Gilfillan, George

Nonnus seemed about to fall prostrate, when a sharp rap came to the door.

From The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales by Garnett, Richard

P: He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee?

From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Ali, Abdullah Yusuf

Why did they so humbly salute her, and fall prostrate before her, kissing the hem of her garment?

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison

What he meant was, that he should doff his helmet and fall prostrate on the ground.

From Waverley Novels — Volume 12 by Scott, Walter, Sir

fall prostrate

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