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fall
1. Machinery nautical the end of a tackle to which power is applied to hoist it
2. Nautical one of the lines of a davit for holding, lowering, or raising a boat
3. Wrestling a scoring move, pinning both shoulders of one's opponent to the floor for a specified period
4. Hunting
a. another word for deadfall
b. (as modifier): a fall trap

Fall
the Theol Adam's sin of disobedience and the state of innate sinfulness ensuing from this for himself and all mankind

fall [fȯl]
(astronomy)
Of a spacecraft or spatial body, to drop toward a spatial body under the influence of its gravity.
(engineering)
The minimum slope that is required to facilitate proper drainage of liquid inside a pipe.
(mechanical engineering)
The rope or chain of a hoisting tackle.
(mining engineering)
A mass of rock, coal, or ore which has fallen from the roof or side in any subterranean working or gallery.


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When that happens, preventive maintenance falls off and equipment falls apart.
Nate's family falls apart after his father's suicide attempt, but the real tragedy in this powerful novel is their unwillingness to talk about it.
``You have a piece of property that sits there, dilapidates and falls apart.
 
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