fell

1
[ fel ]
/ fɛl /
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verb

simple past tense of fall.

Words nearby fell

felix, felix i, felix iii, felix iv, felixstowe, fell, fell pony, fella, fellable, fellah, fellate

Definition for felling (2 of 2)

fell 2
[ fel ]
/ fɛl /

verb (used with object)

to knock, strike, shoot, or cut down; cause to fall: to fell a moose; to fell a tree.
Sewing. to finish (a seam) by sewing the edge down flat.

noun

Lumbering. the amount of timber cut down in one season.
Sewing. a seam finished by felling.

Origin of fell

2
before 900; Middle English fellen, Old English fellan, causative of feallan to fall; cognate with Gothic falljan to cause to fall

Words related to felling

shoot, tumble, drop, flatten, slash, raze, rive, gash, cleave, cut, level, floor, demolish, down, hew, split, sunder, hack, prostrate, mangle

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British Dictionary definitions for felling (1 of 6)

Felling
/ (ˈfɛlɪŋ) /

noun

a town in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear; formerly noted for coal mining. Pop: 34 196 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for felling (2 of 6)

fell 1
/ (fɛl) /

verb (tr)

to cut or knock down to fell a tree; to fell an opponent
needlework to fold under and sew flat (the edges of a seam)

noun

US and Canadian the timber felled in one season
a seam finished by felling

Derived forms of fell

fellable, adjective

Word Origin for fell

Old English fellan; related to Old Norse fella, Old High German fellen; see fall

British Dictionary definitions for felling (3 of 6)

fell 2
/ (fɛl) /

adjective

archaic cruel or fierce; terrible
archaic destructive or deadly a fell disease
one fell swoop a single hasty action or occurrence

Derived forms of fell

fellness, noun

Word Origin for fell

C13 fel, from Old French: cruel, from Medieval Latin fellō villain; see felon 1

British Dictionary definitions for felling (4 of 6)

fell 3
/ (fɛl) /

verb

the past tense of fall

British Dictionary definitions for felling (5 of 6)

fell 4
/ (fɛl) /

noun

an animal skin or hide

Word Origin for fell

Old English; related to Old High German fel skin, Old Norse berfjall bearskin, Latin pellis skin; see peel 1

British Dictionary definitions for felling (6 of 6)

fell 5
/ (fɛl) /

noun

(often plural) Northern English and Scot
  1. a mountain, hill, or tract of upland moor
  2. (in combination)fell-walking

Word Origin for fell

C13: from Old Norse fjall; related to Old High German felis rock

Idioms and Phrases with felling

fell

see one fell swoop.