Definitions

fell

[fel] / fɛl /

VERB

chop down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop flatten raze shoot shoot down slash tumble

STRONG

cleave cut dash demolish down floor gash ground hack hew level mangle prostrate rive sever split sunder

WEAK

blow down bowl over bring down cause to fall cut down knock down knock over lay low mow down pull down strike down throw down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

raise

STRONG

aid assist build combine construct help join unite

WEAK

erect

Example Sentences

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Research firm Morning Consult reported that their index of consumer sentiment fell 2.1 points over the past week, driven by a dramatic 10.5-point fall among adults earning over $100,000 per year.

From MarketWatch

Industrial confidence edged up, while services sentiment remained flat and consumer confidence fell slightly.

From The Wall Street Journal

I had no intention of getting married again, but I fell madly in love with the person who changed that.

From Los Angeles Times

As I turned to flee, my eyes scanned across the signed John Irving novels I had fastidiously collected since I fell in love with his writing as a young man, starting with “Garp.”

From Los Angeles Times

That number dropped to 75 by the end of the year as prices fell.

From Los Angeles Times

fell

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