fell

To fell is to knock down, or is the past tense of "fall" and is defined as that you have fallen down.

(verb)

When a strong wind knocks down a tree, this is an example of a situation where a strong wind fells a tree.
When you are standing upright and then you fall down, this is an example of a situation where you fell.

See fell in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb, transitive verb

fall

transitive verb

to cause to fall; knock down: to fell an opponent with a blow
to cut down (a tree or trees)
Sewing to turn over (the rough edge of a seam) and sew down flat on the underside

Origin: ME fellen < OE fællan, fellan (< Gmc *falljan), caus. of feallan (< Gmc *fallan), fall

noun

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adjective

fierce; terrible; cruel
deadly: archaic except in the phrase , with a single effort or action that is completely effective, devastating, etc.

Origin: ME fel < OFr < ML fello: see felon

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noun

Origin: ME fel < OE, akin to Ger fell < IE base *pel-, skin, hide > film, L pellis, skin

noun

Origin: ME fel < Scand, as in ON fjall, mountain, akin to Ger fels, rock, cliff < IE base *pels- > MIr all, crag, Gr pella, stone

See fell in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb felled, fell·ing, fells

a. To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down: fell a tree; fell an opponent in boxing.
b. To kill: was felled by an assassin's bullet.
To sew or finish (a seam) with the raw edges flattened, turned under, and stitched down.

noun