I. verb
1.
to force an opponent off his feet
felled the heckler with a single blow
Synonyms: bowl (down or over), bring down, down, drop, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, knock over, lay low, level, mow (down), prostrate, throw down, tumble
Related Word: shoot, shoot down
Idioms: lay level with the ground
Contrasted words: pick up, raise
2.
to bring down by cutting
felled the great oak by the driveway
Synonyms: chop, cut, hew
Related Word: flatten, level, raze; cleave, rive, split; sever, sunder; gash, hack, mangle, slash
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: fierce 1, barbarous, cruel, ferocious, grim, inhuman, inhumane, savage, truculent, wolfish
Related Word: baleful, malefic, maleficent, malign, sinister; implacable, relentless, unrelenting; fearful, horrible, horrific, terrific
Contrasted words: compassionate, sympathetic, tender; clement, forbearing, lenient, merciful; humane
2.
Synonyms: grave 3, dangerous, grievous, major, serious, ugly
III. noun
Synonyms: hide , fur, jacket, pelt, skin