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| fell [ fel ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle felled, present participle fell·ing, 3rd person present singular fells) |
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1. chop tree down: to cut down a tree
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2. knock somebody down: to knock somebody down, or cause somebody to fall
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3. handicraft sew seam flat: to sew a seam by turning an edge over and sewing it down on the inside
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noun (plural fells) |
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1. number of trees cut down: an amount of timber cut down at one time or over one period
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2. handicraft sewn seam: a seam sewn by turning an edge over and sewing it down on the inside
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| [Old English fellan "cause to fall" < Germanic] |
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  fell·a·ble adjective |
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