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fell 1 F0071600 (fĕl)tr.v. felled, fell·ing, fells 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. [Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, fyllan.] fell′a·ble adj.
fell 2 F0071600 (fĕl)adj.1. Of an inhumanly cruel nature; fierce: fell hordes.2. Capable of destroying; lethal: a fell blow.3. Dire; sinister: by some fell chance.4. Scots Sharp and biting.Idiom: at/in one fell swoop All at once. [Middle English fel, from Old French, variant of felon; see felon1.] fell′ness n.
fell 3 F0071600 (fĕl)n.1. The hide of an animal; a pelt.2. A thin membrane directly beneath the hide. [Middle English fel, from Old English fell; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
fell 4 F0071600 (fĕl)n.1. Chiefly British An upland stretch of open country; a moor.2. A barren or stony hill. [Middle English fel, from Old Norse fell, fjall, mountain, hill.]
fell 5 F0071600 (fĕl)v.Past tense of fall.fell (fɛl) vb (tr) 1. to cut or knock down: to fell a tree; to fell an opponent. 2. (Crafts) needlework to fold under and sew flat (the edges of a seam)n3. (Forestry) US and Canadian the timber felled in one season4. (Knitting & Sewing) a seam finished by felling[Old English fellan; related to Old Norse fella, Old High German fellen; see fall] ˈfellable adj
fell (fɛl) adj1. archaic cruel or fierce; terrible2. archaic destructive or deadly: a fell disease. 3. one fell swoop a single hasty action or occurrence[C13 fel, from Old French: cruel, from Medieval Latin fellō villain; see felon1] ˈfellness n
fell (fɛl) vb the past tense of fall
fell (fɛl) n (Tanning) an animal skin or hide[Old English; related to Old High German fel skin, Old Norse berfjall bearskin, Latin pellis skin; see peel1]
fell (fɛl) n (Physical Geography) (often plural) a. a mountain, hill, or tract of upland moorb. (in combination): fell-walking. [C13: from Old Norse fjall; related to Old High German felis rock]fell1 (fɛl) v. pt. of fall. fell2 (fɛl) v.t. 1. to knock, strike, shoot, or cut down; cause to fall: to fell a moose; to fell a tree. 2. (in sewing) to finish (a seam) by sewing the edge down flat. [before 900; Middle English; Old English fellan, causative of feallan to fall; c. Gothic falljan] fell′a•ble, adj. fell3 (fɛl) adj. 1. fierce; cruel; dreadful; savage: a fell beast. 2. destructive; deadly: a fell blow; a fell disease. Idioms: at or in one fell swoop, all at once or all together, as if by a single blow. [1250–1300; Middle English fel < Old French. See felon1] fell′ness, n. fell4 (fɛl) n. the skin or hide of an animal; pelt. [before 900; Middle English, Old English] fell5 (fɛl) n. Chiefly Scot. a highland plateau. [1300–50; Middle English < Old Norse] fell Past participle: felled Gerund: felling
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I fell | you fell | he/she/it fells | we fell | you fell | they fell |
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I felled | you felled | he/she/it felled | we felled | you felled | they felled |
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I am felling | you are felling | he/she/it is felling | we are felling | you are felling | they are felling |
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I have felled | you have felled | he/she/it has felled | we have felled | you have felled | they have felled |
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I was felling | you were felling | he/she/it was felling | we were felling | you were felling | they were felling |
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I had felled | you had felled | he/she/it had felled | we had felled | you had felled | they had felled |
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I will fell | you will fell | he/she/it will fell | we will fell | you will fell | they will fell |
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I will have felled | you will have felled | he/she/it will have felled | we will have felled | you will have felled | they will have felled |
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I will be felling | you will be felling | he/she/it will be felling | we will be felling | you will be felling | they will be felling |
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I have been felling | you have been felling | he/she/it has been felling | we have been felling | you have been felling | they have been felling |
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I will have been felling | you will have been felling | he/she/it will have been felling | we will have been felling | you will have been felling | they will have been felling |
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I had been felling | you had been felling | he/she/it had been felling | we had been felling | you had been felling | they had been felling |
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I would fell | you would fell | he/she/it would fell | we would fell | you would fell | they would fell |
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I would have felled | you would have felled | he/she/it would have felled | we would have felled | you would have felled | they would have felled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | fell - the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)hideanimal skin - the outer covering of an animalcowhide - the hide of a cowgoatskin - the hide of a goatrawhide - untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes | | 2. | fell - seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edgesfelled seamseam - joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces | | 3. | fell - the act of felling something (as a tree)kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life | Verb | 1. | fell - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"strike down, cut down, dropchop down - cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree"poleax, poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleaxlog, lumber - cut lumber, as in woods and forestscut - fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" | | 2. | fell - pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"vanish, flyvaporize, vanish, fly - decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse - pass by; "three years elapsed" | | 3. | fell - sew a seam by folding the edgessew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework | Adj. | 1. | fell - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"barbarous, brutal, cruel, savage, vicious, roughshodinhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used" |
fell1verb1. cut down, cut, level, demolish, flatten, knock down, hew, raze Badly infected trees should be felled.2. knock down, floor, flatten, strike down, prostrate, deck (slang) A blow on the head felled him.fell 1verb1. To bring down, as with a saw or ax:chop down, cut (down), hew.2. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:bring down, cut down, down, drop, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw.Slang: deck.Idiom: lay low.
fell 2adjectiveShowing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint:barbarous, bestial, cruel, feral, ferocious, fierce, inhuman, savage, truculent, vicious, wolfish.
fell 3nounThe skin of an animal:fur, hide, jacket, pelt.Translationsfell2 (fel) verb to cut or knock down to the ground. They are felling all the trees in this area. 砍伐 砍伐fell
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fell1 US and Canadian the timber felled in one season
fell2 Northern English and Scot a mountain, hill, or tract of upland moor fell[fel] (forestry) The timber cut in a given season. FinancialSeeFallFELL
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fell Related to fell: fell offSynonyms for fellverb cut downSynonyms- cut down
- cut
- level
- demolish
- flatten
- knock down
- hew
- raze
verb knock downSynonyms- knock down
- floor
- flatten
- strike down
- prostrate
- deck
Synonyms for fellverb to bring down, as with a saw or axSynonymsverb to cause to fall, as from a shot or blowSynonyms- bring down
- cut down
- down
- drop
- flatten
- floor
- ground
- knock down
- level
- prostrate
- strike down
- throw
- deck
adj showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraintSynonyms- barbarous
- bestial
- cruel
- feral
- ferocious
- fierce
- inhuman
- savage
- truculent
- vicious
- wolfish
noun the skin of an animalSynonymsSynonyms for fellnoun the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)SynonymsRelated Words- animal skin
- cowhide
- goatskin
- rawhide
noun seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edgesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the act of felling something (as a tree)Related Words- kill
- putting to death
- killing
verb cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blowSynonymsRelated Words- chop down
- poleax
- poleaxe
- log
- lumber
- cut
verb pass away rapidlySynonymsRelated Words- vaporize
- vanish
- fly
- elapse
- glide by
- go by
- slide by
- slip by
- slip away
- go along
- pass
- lapse
verb sew a seam by folding the edgesRelated Words- sew
- sew together
- stitch
- run up
adj (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or sufferingSynonyms- barbarous
- brutal
- cruel
- savage
- vicious
- roughshod
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