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- Dictionaryfell/fɛl/
verb
- 1. cut down (a tree): "33 million trees are felled each day" Similar
- 2. stitch down (the edge of a seam) to lie flat: "a flat-felled seam"
noun
- 1. an amount of timber cut.
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FELL definition: 1. past simple of fall 2. to cut down a tree: 3. to knock someone down, especially in sports: . Learn more.
1. a. : to cut, knock, or bring down. fell a tree. b. : kill. Her father was felled by a heart attack. 2. : to sew (a seam) by folding one raw edge under the other and sewing flat on the wrong side. fellable. ˈfe-lə-bəl. adjective. feller noun. 3 of 5. past tense of fall. fell. 4 of 5.
Fell definition: simple past tense of fall. . See examples of FELL used in a sentence.
Definitions of fell. verb. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow. synonyms: cut down, drop, strike down. see more. noun. the act of felling something (as a tree) see more. adjective. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. synonyms: barbarous, brutal, cruel, roughshod, savage, vicious. inhumane.
1. a. To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down: fell a tree; fell an opponent in boxing. b. To kill: was felled by an assassin's bullet. 2. To sew or finish (a seam) with the raw edges flattened, turned under, and stitched down. n. 1. The timber cut down in one season. 2. A felled seam.
1. A2. Fell is the past tense of fall. 2. verb [usually passive] If trees are felled, they are cut down. Badly infected trees should be felled and burned. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: cut down, cut, level, demolish More Synonyms of fell. 3. verb. If you fell someone, you knock them down, for example in a fight.
1. a. : to descend freely by the force of gravity. An apple fell from the tree. b. : to hang freely. her hair falls over her shoulders. c. : to drop oneself to a lower position. fell to his knees. d. : to come or go as if by falling. darkness falls early in the winter. 2. : to become born usually used of lambs. 3. a.
