~ 1
past of fall .
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~ 2
■ verb
1》 cut down (a tree).
↘knock down.
2》 (also flat-~ ) stitch down (the edge of a seam) to lie flat.
■ noun an amount of wood cut.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
OE ~an , of Gmc origin; related to fall .
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~ 3
■ noun a hill or stretch of high moorland, especially in northern England.
Origin
ME: from ON fjall , ~ 'hill'.
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~ 4
■ adjective literary of terrible evil or ferocity.
Phrases
in (or at ) one ~ swoop all in one go. [from Shakespeare's Macbeth (IV. iii. 219).]
Origin
ME: from OFr. fel , nominative of felon (see felon 1 ).
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~ 5
■ noun archaic an animal's hide or skin with its hair.
Origin
OE fel , ~ , of Gmc origin.