fell

tr.v., felled, fell·ing, fells.

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

n.

1. The timber cut down in one season.
2. A felled seam.

[Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, fyllan.]

fellable fell'a·ble adj.
fell² (fĕl)
adj.

1. Of an inhumanly cruel nature; fierce: fell hordes.
2. Capable of destroying; lethal: a fell blow.
3. Dire; sinister: by some fell chance.
4. Scots. Sharp and biting.

idiom:

at (or in) one fell swoop

1. All at once.

[Middle English fel, from Old French, variant of felon. See felon¹.]

fellness fell'ness n.
fell³ (fĕl)
n.

1. The hide of an animal; a pelt.
2. A thin membrane directly beneath the hide.

[Middle English fel, from Old English fell.]

fell⁴ (fĕl)
n. Chiefly British.

1. An upland stretch of open country; a moor.
2. A barren or stony hill.

[Middle English fel, from Old Norse fell, fjall, mountain, hill.]

fell⁵ (fĕl)
v.

Past tense of fall.

In the food world, "fell" refers to a thin parchmentlike membrane directly beneath an animal's hide. The fell is removed from many cuts of meat and left on some (such as a leg of lamb), where it can help retain the meat's juices.

verb

1. To bring down, as with a saw or ax: chop down, cut (down), hew. See rise/fall.
2. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down, cut down, down, drop, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw. Slang deck¹. Idioms: lay low. See rise/fall.

fell²

adjective

Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint: barbarous, bestial, cruel, feral, ferocious, fierce, inhuman, savage, truculent, vicious, wolfish. See kind/cruel.

fell³

noun

The skin of an animal: fur, hide², jacket, pelt¹. See surface/depth.

v

Definition: chop down
Antonyms: build, construct, erect, raise

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IN BRIEF: Toppled from an upright position suddenly.

Who ran to help me when I fell, And would some pretty story tell, Or kiss the place to make it well? My mother. — Jane Taylor, (1783-1824), from My Mother.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - fælde, slå ned
n. - antal træer fældet i en sæson

2.
n. - bakkedrag, højdedrag, nøgen bjergskråning, klippeskrænt

3.
adj. - grusom, dødbringende, ødelæggende

idioms:

• one fell swoop    et fældende hug

4.
n. - skind, pels

Nederlands (Dutch)
vellen, doden, aan elkaar zomen, hardvochtig, dodelijk, scherp, kwaad bedoeld, (binnen)huid, vacht, hoogland, berg

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - abattre, assommer
n. - bois gisant

2.
n. - colline/montagne rocheuse (dans le nord de l'Angleterre)

3.
adj. - féroce, sinistre

idioms:

• at one fell swoop    d'un seul coup
• in one fell swoop    d'un seul coup

4.
n. - peau (de bête), toison

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - fällen, niederstrecken
n. - gefällte Holzmenge, Fällen

2.
n. - Berg, Moorland, Hügel

3.
adj. - grausam, unbarmherzig, tödlich

idioms:

• at one fell swoop    auf einem Schlag
• in one fell swoop    auf einem Schlag

4.
n. - Balg, Fell

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κόβω, ρίχνω/σωριάζω κάτω, "κλαδεύω"
n. - προβιά, τομάρι, (γεωγρ.) βραχώδης λόφος

idioms:

• one fell swoop    ένα αποφασιστικό ή καίριο πλήγμα

Italiano (Italian)
abbattere

idioms:

• one fell swoop    un sol colpo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - derrubou
n. - abate (m)

idioms:

• one fell swoop    de uma vez só

Русский (Russian)
рубить, валить, убить, сваливать

idioms:

• one fell swoop    одним коварным ударом

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - derribar, cortar, talar
n. - corta (de árboles)

2.
n. - cerro, altura, páramo

3.
adj. - cruel, letal, destructivo

idioms:

• at one fell swoop    de un golpe
• in one fell swoop    de un golpe

4.
n. - piel de un animal

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fälla, hugga ner
n. - avverkning, fäll

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 砍伐, 砍倒, 击倒, 打倒, 一季所伐的木材

idioms:

• one fell swoop    一举, 一下子

2. 邪恶的, 残暴的, 可怕的

3. 折缝

4. 兽皮, 毛皮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 砍伐, 砍倒, 擊倒, 打倒
n. - 一季所伐的木材

idioms:

• one fell swoop    一舉, 一下子

2.
adj. - 邪惡的, 殘暴的, 可怕的

3.
n. - 折縫

4.
n. - 獸皮, 毛皮

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 벌채하다, 때려 눕히다
n. - 벌채량, (의복) 감치기

2.
n. - 바위산, 황무지

3.
adj. - 사나운, 맹렬한

4.
n. - 짐승모피, 사람의 피부

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 伐り倒す, 打ち倒す, 切り倒す
n. - フェル先生, 伐り倒すこと, 伐採量, 獣皮, 毛皮, 皮膚

idioms:

• one fell swoop    一挙に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطرح أرضا , يقطع , يقص (الاسم) جلد حيوان , شعر , صوف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כרת עץ, הפיל ארצה‬
n. - ‮אדמת טרשים, שטח לא-מעובד, כמות העצים שנכרתו‬
adj. - ‮איום, מסוכן, אכזרי‬
n. - ‮גבעה, שטח גבעות‬
n. - ‮עור חיה‬

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