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fell 1  audio  (fl) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
felled , fell·ing , fells
    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.
NOUN:
  1. The timber cut down in one season.
  2. A felled seam.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English fellen, from Old English fellan, fyllan

OTHER FORMS:
fella·ble (Adjective)


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