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fall
(redirected from fall from grace)

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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.

fall
The slope of a pipe, conduit, or channel usually expressed in inches per foot (or centimeters per meter) or in percent.


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com Many find God in their lives as they fall from grace.
Some people are predicting that they will find their way to the Sugar Bowl or another BCS game, but supposing they lose their next two regular season games- on the road at San Diego State and at home versus BYU, their fall from grace will land them right where a fall from grace should land you- a Christmas vacation in Las Vegas.
The newspaper said it was an incredible fall from grace for the 20-year-old, who arrived in England with an average of 69 after scoring two centuries in his second Test against South Africa earlier this year.
 
 
 
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