fell

Definition

  • n. seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
  • n. the act of felling something (as a tree)
  • v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
  • v. sew a seam by folding the edges

Word forms

Past participle
felled
Plural
fells
Present participle
felling
Past tense
fell
Third person singular
falls

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    The boxer fell his opponent with a powerful punch.

  2. n.

    The lumberjack collected the fell from the forest to sell at the market.

  3. a.

    The fell beast frightened everyone in the village.

  4. v.

    Last autumn, the leaves fell from the trees much earlier than usual.