Rise vs. Fall

Rise vs. Fall — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Rise and Fall

Riseverb

(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.

Fallnoun

The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

Riseverb

To move upwards.

We watched the balloon rise.

Fallnoun

A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.

Riseverb

To grow upward; to attain a certain height.

This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.

Fallnoun

The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.

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Riseverb

To slope upward.

The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.

Fallnoun

A loss of greatness or status.

the fall of Rome

Riseverb

(of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.

The sun was rising in the East.

Fallnoun

That which falls or cascades.

Riseverb

To become erect; to assume an upright position.

to rise from a chair or from a fall

Fallnoun

(sport) A crucial event or circumstance.

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Riseverb

To leave one's bed; to get up.

Fallnoun

The action of a batsman being out.

Riseverb

(figurative) To be resurrected.

he rose from the grave;he is risen!

Fallnoun

(curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.

Riseverb

(figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.

The committee rose after agreeing to the report.

Fallnoun

(wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.

Riseverb

(intransitive) To increase in value or standing.

Fallnoun

A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.

Riseverb

To attain a higher status.

Fallnoun

Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.

He set up his rival to take the fall.

Riseverb

Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.

Fallnoun

The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).

Have the goodness to secure the falls of the mizzen halyards.

Riseverb

To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.

to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence;a story rises in interest.

Fallnoun

See falls

Riseverb

To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.

to rise a tone or semitone

Fallnoun

An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.

Riseverb

To begin; to develop.

Fallnoun

A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.

Riseverb

To develop.

Fallverb

To move downwards.

Riseverb

To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.

Has that dough risen yet?

Fallverb

To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.

Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground.

Riseverb

(of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).

Fallverb

To come down, to drop or descend.

The rain fell at dawn.

Riseverb

To become perceptible to the senses, other than sight.

a noise rose on the air;odour rises from the flower

Fallverb

To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.

He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.

Riseverb

To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.

Fallverb

To be brought to the ground.

Riseverb

To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.

Fallverb

(transitive) To be moved downwards.

Riseverb

(transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.

to rise a hill

Fallverb

(obsolete) To let fall; to drop.

Riseverb

(transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.

to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the waterto rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it

Fallverb

(obsolete) To sink; to depress.

to fall the voice

Riseverb

(obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.

Fallverb

To fell; to cut down.

to fall a tree

Riseverb

To come; to offer itself.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To happen, to change negatively.

Riseverb

To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.

Fallverb

(copulative) To become.

She has fallen ill.The children fell asleep in the back of the car.When did you first fall in love?

Risenoun

The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.

The rise of the tide.There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.

Fallverb

To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); said of an instance of a recurring event such as a holiday or date.

Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday.Last year, Commencement fell on June 3.

Risenoun

The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.

The rise of the working class.The rise of the printing press.The rise of the feminists.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.

Rome fell to the Goths in 410 AD.

Risenoun

An increase (in a quantity, price, etc).

Fallverb

To die, especially in battle or by disease.

This is a monument to all those who fell in the First World War.

Risenoun

The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.

The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.

Fallverb

(intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).

The candidate's poll ratings fell abruptly after the banking scandal.

Risenoun

An increase in someone's pay rate; a raise (US).

The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.

Fallverb

(followed by a determining word or phrase) To become; to be affected by or befallen with a calamity; to change into the state described by words following; to become prostrated literally or figuratively Usage notes]] below.

Our senator fell into disrepute because of the banking scandal.

Risenoun

(Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.

Fallverb

(transitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.

And so it falls to me to make this important decision.The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.

Risenoun

An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.

Fallverb

To diminish; to lessen or lower.

Risenoun

(informal) An angry reaction.

I knew that would get a rise out of him.

Fallverb

To bring forth.

to fall lambs

Risenoun

a growth in strength or number or importance

Fallverb

To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.

Risenoun

the act of changing location in an upward direction

Fallverb

(intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.

Risenoun

an upward slope or grade (as in a road);

the car couldn't make it up the rise

Fallverb

(intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.

to fall into error;to fall into difficulties

Risenoun

a movement upward;

they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon

Fallverb

(intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.

Risenoun

the amount a salary is increased;

he got a 3% raisehe got a wage hike

Fallverb

(intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).

Risenoun

the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

Fallverb

(intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.

After arguing, they fell to blows.

Risenoun

a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

Fallverb

(intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.

An unguarded expression fell from his lips.

Risenoun

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost;

the emanation of the Holy Spiritthe rising of the Holy Ghostthe doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son

Fallnoun

the season when the leaves fall from the trees;

in the fall of 1973

Risenoun

an increase in cost;

they asked for a 10% rise in rates

Fallnoun

a sudden drop from an upright position;

he had a nasty spill on the ice

Risenoun

increase in price or value;

the news caused a general advance on the stock market

Fallnoun

the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve;

women have been blamed ever since the Fall

Riseverb

move upward;

The fog liftedThe smoke arose from the forest fireThe mist uprose from the meadows

Fallnoun

a downward slope or bend

Riseverb

increase in value or to a higher point;

prices climbed steeplythe value of our house rose sharply last year

Fallnoun

a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity;

a fall from virtue

Riseverb

rise to one's feet;

The audience got up and applauded

Fallnoun

a sudden decline in strength or number or importance;

the fall of the House of Hapsburg

Riseverb

rise up;

The building rose before them

Fallnoun

a movement downward;

the rise and fall of the tides

Riseverb

come to the surface

Fallnoun

the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions);

they were protected until the capitulation of the fort

Riseverb

become more extreme;

The tension heightened

Fallnoun

the time of day immediately following sunset;

he loved the twilightthey finished before the fall of night

Riseverb

come into existence; take on form or shape;

A new religious movement originated in that countrya love that sprang up from friendshipthe idea for the book grew out of a short storyAn interesting phenomenon uprose

Fallnoun

when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

Riseverb

be promoted, move to a better position

Fallnoun

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity;

it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height

Riseverb

go up or advance;

Sales were climbing after prices were lowered

Fallnoun

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;

a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones indexthere was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary arterya dip in priceswhen that became known the price of their stock went into free fall

Riseverb

get up and out of bed;

I get up at 7 A.M. every dayThey rose earlyHe uprose at night

Fallverb

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity;

The branch fell from the treeThe unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse

Riseverb

rise in rank or status;

Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list

Fallverb

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;

The temperature is going downThe barometer is fallingThe curtain fell on the divaHer hand went up and then fell again

Riseverb

increase in volume;

the dough rose slowly in the warm room

Fallverb

pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind;

fall into a trapShe fell illThey fell out of favorFall in lovefall asleepfall prey to an imposterfall into a strange way of thinkingshe fell to pieces after she lost her work

Riseverb

become heartened or elated;

Her spirits rose when she heard the good news

Fallverb

come under, be classified or included;

fall into a categoryThis comes under a new heading

Riseverb

exert oneself to meet a challenge;

rise to a challengerise to the occasion

Fallverb

fall from clouds;

rain, snow and sleet were fallingVesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum

Riseverb

take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

Fallverb

suffer defeat, failure, or ruin;

We must stand or fallfall by the wayside

Riseverb

come up, of celestial bodies;

The sun also risesThe sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...Jupiter ascends

Fallverb

decrease in size, extent, or range;

The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semesterThe cabin pressure fell dramaticallyher weight fall to under a hundred poundshis voice fell to a whisper

Riseverb

return from the dead;

Christ is risen!The dead are to uprise

Fallverb

die, as in battle or in a hunt;

Many soldiers fell at VerdunSeveral deer have fallen to the same gunThe shooting victim fell dead

Fallverb

touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;

Light fell on her faceThe sun shone on the fieldsThe light struck the golden necklaceA strange sound struck my ears

Fallverb

be captured;

The cities fell to the enemy

Fallverb

occur at a specified time or place;

Christmas falls on a Monday this yearThe accent falls on the first syllable

Fallverb

yield to temptation or sin;

Adam and Eve fell

Fallverb

lose office or power;

The government fell overnightThe Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen

Fallverb

to be given by assignment or distribution;

The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the teamThe onus fell on usThe pressure to succeed fell on the yougest student

Fallverb

move in a specified direction;

The line of men fall forward

Fallverb

be due;

payments fall on the 1st of the month

Fallverb

lose one's chastity;

a fallen woman

Fallverb

to be given by right or inheritance;

The estate fell to the oldest daughter

Fallverb

come into the possession of;

The house accrued to the oldest son

Fallverb

fall to somebody by assignment or lot;

The task fell to meIt fell to me to notify the parents of the victims

Fallverb

be inherited by;

The estate fell to my sisterThe land returned to the familyThe estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead

Fallverb

slope downward;

The hills around here fall towards the ocean

Fallverb

lose an upright position suddenly;

The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the tableHer hair fell across her forehead

Fallverb

drop oneself to a lower or less erect position;

She fell back in her chairHe fell to his knees

Fallverb

fall or flow in a certain way;

This dress hangs wellHer long black hair flowed down her back

Fallverb

assume a disappointed or sad expression;

Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid offhis crest fell

Fallverb

be cast down;

his eyes fell

Fallverb

come out; issue;

silly phrases fell from her mouth

Fallverb

be born, used chiefly of lambs;

The lambs fell in the afternoon

Fallverb

begin vigorously;

The prisoners fell to work right away

Fallverb

go as if by falling;

Grief fell from our hearts

Fallverb

come as if by falling;

Night fellSilence fell