fall in

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verb

1. break down, literally or metaphorically (Freq. 3)
- The wall collapsed
- The business collapsed
- The dam broke
- The roof collapsed
- The wall gave in
- The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
• Syn:
collapse, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
• Derivationally related forms:
cave in (for: cave in), collapse (for: collapse)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
implode, go off, buckle, crumple, flop,
break, slump, slide down, sink
• Verb Group:
abandon, give up, collapse, burst
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. to take one's place in a military formation or line (Freq. 1)
- Troops fall in!
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. become part of;
become a member of a group or organization
- He joined the Communist Party as a young man
• Syn:
join, get together
• Derivationally related forms:
joiner (for: join)
• Hyponyms:
sign up, band oneself, league together, unionize, unionise,
organize, organise, affiliate, rejoin, infiltrate, penetrate,
unite, unify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: join)
- Somebody ----s somebody (for: join)