Fall and Lower

Fall

Fall verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock

Lower is a synonym for fall. In some cases you can use "Lower" instead the word "Fall" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: falling, fallen

Lower

Lower verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased

Fall is a synonym for lower in movement topic. Sometimes you can use "Fall" instead a verb "Lower", if it concerns topics such as subside.

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Common collocations

bit fall bit lower bit
weapon fall weapon lower weapon
bridge fall bridge lower bridge

Both words in one sentence

  • Not the Fall That Kills You Particularly noticeable if you try to free-fall from the upper abyss to the lower, and catch yourself near the end of the fall.
  • Film / Cinderella Expy: Gabrielle is similar to Anastasia Tremaine as they are both the nice stepsisters of their respective families and they fall in love with lower-class men.
  • Bone - Weapons made from animal bones usually fall somewhere between wood and stone, and can fall much lower (a sharpened animal bone being about as easy to make as a sharpened piece of tree.)
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