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short|fall — «SHRT FL», noun. the act or fact of falling short; failure to reach an expected amount; decrease: »a shortfall in purchasing … Useful english dictionary
short·fall — /ˈʃoɚtˌfɑːl/ noun, pl falls [count] formal : a failure to get what is expected or needed a shortfall in milk production profit shortfalls We had a budget shortfall. [=our costs were higher than the available amount of money] also … Useful english dictionary
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fall short — verb fail to meet (expectations or standards) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑come short • Hypernyms: ↑disappoint, ↑let down • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
fall — 1. verb 1) bombs began to fall Syn: drop, descend, come down, go down; plummet, plunge, sink, dive, tumble; cascade Ant: rise 2) he tripped and fell … Thesaurus of popular words
fall */*/*/ — I UK [fɔːl] / US [fɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms fall : present tense I/you/we/they fall he/she/it falls present participle falling past tense fell UK [fel] / US past participle fallen UK [ˈfɔːlən] / US [ˈfɔlən] 1) to move quickly downwards… … English dictionary
fall — Synonyms and related words: Niagara, Scotch mist, Waterloo, abate, abatement, ablate, accept, apostasy, ascend, assail, assault, associate with, attack, autumn, backslide, backsliding, bag, bank, bate, be destroyed, be eaten away, be found, be… … Moby Thesaurus
fall flat — Synonyms and related words: bomb, break down, capsize, careen, collapse, come a cropper, come to naught, come to nothing, crash, fall, fall dead, fall down, fall headlong, fall in, fall over, fall prostrate, fall short, fall stillborn, fall… … Moby Thesaurus
fall in — Synonyms and related words: break down, cave, cave in, collapse, come together, crash, crystallize, deflate, draw up, fall, fall dead, fall down, fall flat, fall into line, fall into place, fall into rank, fall short, fall stillborn, fall through … Moby Thesaurus
fall through — Synonyms and related words: break down, collapse, come to naught, come to nothing, crash, fall, fall dead, fall down, fall flat, fall in, fall short, fall stillborn, fizzle out, get bogged down, get hung up, get mired, go to smash, peter out,… … Moby Thesaurus
