Alternative spelling of dewfall

(nautical) The rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a tackle, to which the power is applied.

(intransitive) to be merged or coalesce; to become identical / (intransitive, obsolete, of the eyes) to close; to be closed / (intransitive, obsolete) to contract

(intransitive) To fall to the ground. To collapse. / (nautical) To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river or other outlet. / (intransitive, figuratively) To fail.

Alternative form of fallback

(intransitive) To cease to support a person or cause. / (intransitive) To diminish in size, weight, or intensity. / To perish; to vanish; to be lost. / To get worse.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, behind. / (idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event) / (intransitive) To be progressively below average in performance.

(idiomatic, archaic) To collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon) / (idiomatic) To be defeated or thwarted (by); to suffer ( + of)

(transitive) To belong to for purposes of categorization.

(transitive) To turn to as a substitute.