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Meanings of
free fall
in English
Catalan
baixa
Spanish
baja
Back to the meaning
A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity.
fall
drop
dip
Catalan
baixa
Synonyms
Examples for "
fall
"
fall
drop
dip
Examples for "
fall
"
1
Season: Spring through
fall
,
although sunny winter days can offer good conditions.
2
That new focus could
fall
on state elections due later this year.
3
However, certain groups of people were far more likely to
fall
victim.
4
Asked if net profit would
fall
this fiscal year, he said: Obviously.
5
Uncertainty prevails, which of course caused business investment to
fall
last year.
1
That tinkering saw the support for 'yes'
drop
to 49 per cent.
2
However, he decided to
drop
out in 1981 during his second year.
3
For different reasons, both parties are likely to see their vote
drop
.
4
The fight to pressure the state to
drop
the case is on.
5
She did, however,
drop
a hint about a possible new television role.
1
However the last great
dip
was more than 20 million years ago.
2
That's despite a
dip
in the number of new cases reported yesterday.
3
Blanch 5 minutes; cold
dip
;
drain and pack into the cans dry.
4
Just
dip
the pads in water or use your usual cleansing products.
5
Traders often use options as insurance against a
dip
in the market.
Usage of
free fall
in English
1
Not insecurity or stage jitters but true fright-theterror of
free
fall
.
2
The current strategy for ending the rupee's
free
fall
will choke growth.
3
But their
free
fall
continued while the New York Jets are rebounding.
4
Now he was someone who really knew how to exploit
free
fall
.
5
Once the engines cut off, the ship would be in
free
fall
.
6
I feel as if we haven't recovered from the economic
free
fall
.
7
A universally impersonal hotel room, but he was virtually in
free
fall
.
8
If it's any comfort,
free
fall
does seem to unnerve him slightly.
9
She gripped her armrests tightly as the cruiser dropped in
free
fall
.
10
He's got inertia still, but no mass-likea man in
free
fall
.
11
The solid rocket burn ended, leaving the escape pod in
free
fall
.
12
I had burned my wings, and now I was in
free
fall
.
13
Like she's caught in a slow
free
fall
into some dark place.
14
Stomach in
free
fall
,
I stayed fetal, pulse banging in my ears.
15
And analysts are predicting that display will be in
free
fall
this year.
16
Now, this value is for a sky diver in the
free
fall
position.
Other examples for "free fall"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
free
fall
free
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
free fall
Catalan
baixa
caiguda
descens
baixada
descendiment
Spanish
baja
descenso
caída
Free fall
through the time
Free fall
across language varieties
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common
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