fell

verb
/fɛl/

To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.

Other meanings

To strike down, kill, destroy.
To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

Synonyms

drop
strike down
cut down

Example sentences

“I fell asleep for a few hours.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The driver fell asleep at the wheel.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I fell asleep there for a second.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "fellan".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “fell” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.