(n)drop, dip, fall, free falla sudden sharp decrease in some quantity“a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index”, “there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery”, “a dip in prices”, “when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall”
(v)descend, fall, go down, come downmove downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way“The temperature is going down”, “The barometer is falling”, “The curtain fell on the diva”, “Her hand went up and then fell again”
(v)fallpass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind“fall into a trap”, “She fell ill”, “They fell out of favor”, “Fall in love”, “fall asleep”, “fall prey to an imposter”, “fall into a strange way of thinking”, “she fell to pieces after she lost her work”
(v)fall, shine, striketouch or seem as if touching visually or audibly“Light fell on her face”, “The sun shone on the fields”, “The light struck the golden necklace”, “A strange sound struck my ears”
(v)decrease, diminish, lessen, falldecrease in size, extent, or range“The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester”, “The cabin pressure fell dramatically”, “her weight fell to under a hundred pounds”, “his voice fell to a whisper”
(v)fallto be given by assignment or distribution“The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team”, “The onus fell on us”, “The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student”
(v)fall, return, pass, devolvebe inherited by“The estate fell to my sister”, “The land returned to the family”, “The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead”