Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fall victim

present participle of fall victim

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fall prey

present participle of fall prey

(idiomatic, US, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.

(idiomatic) To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention.

(trading) To buy an instrument whose price is falling rapidly. / (trading) To buy an instrument with the unconfirmed assumption that price will reverse.

(intransitive, figuratively) To be ignored.

(idiomatic) To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.

Alternative form of fallout shelter