To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
To come as if by dropping down.
To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
To become.
To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
To be brought to the ground.
To die, especially in battle or by disease.
To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
To come down, to drop or descend.
A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
The action of a batsman being out.
The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard
A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
The chasing of a hunted whale.
A loss of greatness or status.
That which falls or cascades.
The cry given when a whale is sighted, or harpooned.
To reek, smell bad.
To produce low sounds which blend continuously
To express by humming.
To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
Unpleasant odour.
A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.
Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
Synonym of um: a noise indicating doubt, uncertainty, &c.
Synonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c.