fall away — index degenerate, diminish, ebb, subside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fall away — verb 1. get worse (Freq. 2) My grades are slipping • Syn: ↑slip, ↑drop off, ↑drop away • Derivationally related forms: ↑drop off (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fall away — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something falls away from the thing it is attached to, it breaks off. [V P from n] Officials say that one or two engines fell away from the plane shortly after takeoff. [Also V P] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you say that land falls away … English dictionary
fall away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms fall away : present tense I/you/we/they fall away he/she/it falls away present participle falling away past tense fell away past participle fallen away 1) if something falls away, it breaks off from the… … English dictionary
fall away — phr verb Fall away is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cliff … Collocations dictionary
fall away — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, apostacize, apostatize, ascend, bank, bate, be eaten away, be found wanting, bolt, break away, cant, careen, change sides, climb, collapse, come short, consume, consume away, corrode, crumble, decline,… … Moby Thesaurus
fall away — the ground here falls away abruptly Syn: slope down, slope, slant down, go down, drop, drop away, descend, dip, sink, plunge … Thesaurus of popular words
fall away — 1. Pine, grow lean, be emaciated, lose flesh. 2. Backslide, apostatize, fall off. 3. Defect, revolt, become disloyal or disaffected, forsake the cause of … New dictionary of synonyms
fall away — {v. phr.} To decline; diminish. * /I was shocked to see how haggard Alan looked; he seems to be falling away to a shadow./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fall away — {v. phr.} To decline; diminish. * /I was shocked to see how haggard Alan looked; he seems to be falling away to a shadow./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fall away — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pine, waste away, decline; see decay , decrease 1 … English dictionary for students
