Fall and Lay

Fall

Fall verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.

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Lay and fall are semantically related in lie topic. In some cases you can use "Lay" instead a verb "Fall".

Nearby Words: falling, fallen

Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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Fall and lay are semantically related in lie topic. Sometimes you can use "Fall" instead a verb "Lay".

Nearby Words: laying, laid

life	fall life	lay life
people	fall people	lay people
way	fall way	lay way
hook	fall hook	lay hook
Other words: head, nothing, eyes, times, hundreds.

The drugs prevent Max from rewinding time, and she can only lay there and gradually fall into unconsciousness.

Source: Player Punch / Adventure Games
When you drink from a Love Spring, you immediately fall in love with the next creature of the opposite sex you lay eyes on.

Source: Literature / Xanth
It's even proven here on earth that nature sometimes bends its own rules with the echidna and platypus, both species of mammal that fall into the monotreme order, meaning that they lay eggs.

Source: Taxonomic Term Confusion

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