intransitive verb
Definition 1
Of prices, levels, etc., descend, drop, come down.
Source: Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: Gold prices rose about $4 to $417.05/$417.80 a troy ounce in London trading after the dollar fell from its three-week high against the euro, following the larger-than-expected trade deficit.
Source: Financial Times 15/10/2004
Definition 2
Fail, incur in error.
Source: Invertext, from Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: The argument [that statements by the defendants should have been suppressed on grounds of illegal arrest] falls, however, with our conclusion that the entry and arrest were lawful.
Source: ct.findacase.com (United States v. Price; 17/05/1965 Moore, Circuit Judge)
Definition 3
Of person, become (state, condition, etc.).
Source: Invertext, from Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: Ten days before admission the patient fell ill at home, with slight fever, moderate abdominal pain, nausea and vomitting.
Source: onlinelibrary.wiley.com (R Grahl-Madsen)