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fell

/ fell /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of felling something (as a tree)
Type of:
killing kill putting to death
Derived:
drop strike down cut down
noun Sense 2
seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
Type of:
seam
verb Sense 3
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
"strike down a tree"
"Lightning struck down the hikers"
Type of:
cut
Kinds of:
chop down poleax poleaxe log lumber
Derived:
lumberman lumberjack feller faller
Causes:
descend fall go down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
sew a seam by folding the edges
Type of:
sew run up sew together
Derived:
felled seam
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
Type of:
animal skin
Kinds of:
cowhide goatskin rawhide
verb Sense 6
pass away rapidly
"Time flies like an arrow"
"Time fleeing beneath him"
Type of:
elapse lapse pass
Verb group:
vanish fly vaporize
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
adjective satellite Sense 7
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
"a barbarous crime"
"brutal beatings"
"cruel tortures"
"Stalin''s roughshod treatment of the kulaks"
"a savage slap"
"vicious kicks"
Similar:
inhumane
Semantic Complexity
86%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
3
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killing kill putting to death seam cut chop down poleax poleaxe log lumber sew run up