Hypernyms for "fall"
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Hypernyms
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be
be born
begin
buy the farm
cash in one''s chips
change
change hands
change magnitude
change of location
change owners
change posture
change state
choke
come
come about
come forth
come out
commence
conk
croak
decease
decrease
decrement
descent
devolve
die
disappear
drop dead
egress
emerge
exit
expire
fail
fall
fall out
get
get down
give-up the ghost
go
go away
go forth
go on
go wrong
gravitation
hap
happen
hour
incline
issue
kick the bucket
leave office
locomote
loss
miscarry
move
occur
pass
pass away
pass off
perish
pitch
pop off
quit
resign
return
season
set about
set out
side
sin
sinning
slip
slope
snuff it
start
start out
step down
take place
time of day
time of year
transgress
travel
trespass
trip
triumph
turn
vanish
victory
weakening
yield
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.