To fall away gradually; to subside.
To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
To become void.
To fall into error or heresy.
To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.
A decline or fall in standards.
A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
A pause in continuity.
A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
A fall or apostasy.
An interval of time between events.
A temporary failure; a slip.
A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
memory lapse
To break away, to come loose.
To begin.
To flinch or draw back.
To awaken suddenly.
To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
To put into play.
To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
To set in motion.
To have its origin (at), begin.
To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
To jerk suddenly in surprise.
To start one's periods (menstruation).
To begin an activity.
To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
A handle, especially that of a plough.
A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
The beginning of an activity.
An instance of starting.
A sudden involuntary movement.