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| fall back |
| 1. v. To retreat. |
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| 2. v. To fail to fulfil a promise or purpose. |
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| Analysis |
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| fall |
| 1. n. The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
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| 2. n. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc. |
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| 3. n. (chiefly North America, obsolete elsewhere) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. |
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| 4. n. A loss of greatness or status. |
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| the fall of Rome |
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| back |
| 1. adj. (not comparable) Near the rear. |
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| Go in the back door of the house. |
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| 2. adj. (not comparable) Not current. |
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| I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine. |
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| 3. adj. (not comparable) Far from the main area. |
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