Fall down and Fall over

Fall down

Fall down verb - Lose an upright position suddenly.

Fall over and fall down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall over" instead a verb "Fall down".

Fall over

Fall over verb - Fall forward and down.

Fall down and fall over are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fall down" instead a verb "Fall over".
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