Fall+suddenly

  • 91drop/fall into your lap — (or land in your lap) informal ◇ If something good drops/falls into your lap or lands in your lap, it comes to you suddenly in an unexpected way even though you did not try to get it. This wonderful new job just fell into my lap when I was least… …

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  • 92zonk out — fall suddenly and heavily asleep. → zonk …

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  • 93out like a light, go —  Fall suddenly and deeply asleep. Faint without warning …

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  • 94drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ …

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  • 95drop — 1 verb FALL/ALLOW TO FALL 1 (T) to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls: I must have dropped my scarf on the bus. | The dog dropped a stick at George s feet. 2 FALL (I) to fall suddenly, especially from a high place: A bottle… …

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  • 96dump — dumper, n. /dump/, v.t. 1. to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here. 2. to empty out, as from a container, by tilting or overturning. 3. to unload or empty out (a container), as by tilting or… …

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  • 97dump — [[t]dʌmp[/t]] v. t. 1) to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here[/ex] 2) to unload or empty out (a container), as by tilting or overturning 3) to empty out, as from a container 4) to be dismissed …

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  • 98pitch — pitch1 [ pıtʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 how high/low sound is ▸ 2 strength of emotion etc. ▸ 3 something you say to persuade ▸ 4 a throw of the ball ▸ 5 black sticky substance ▸ 6 slope of roof etc. ▸ 7 ship/aircraft movement ▸ 8 in climbing ▸ 9 high hit in… …

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  • 99tumble — [tum′bəl] vi. tumbled, tumbling [ME tumblen, freq. of tumben < OE tumbian, to fall, jump, dance; akin to Ger tummeln, taumeln < OHG * tumalon, freq. of tumon, to turn < IE base * dheu , to be turbid > DULL] 1. to do somersaults,… …

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  • 100crash — crash1 verb 1》 collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.     ↘(of an aircraft) fall from the sky and violently hit the land or sea.     ↘informal (of a company s shares) fall suddenly and disastrously in value.     ↘Computing fail… …

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