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- pronunciation:
- fel
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fells, felling, felled |
| definition 1: |
to cut or strike down.
He is felling trees for firewood.- similar words:
- chop, fall
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| definition 2: |
to cut or strike down, or kill, as in combat.
- similar words:
- drop, fall
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| definition 3: |
to finish (a seam) by turning under the raw edges and stitching them down.
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| related words: |
down, level, lower, lumber, raze, tackle, topple, trip, tumble |
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| derivations: |
fellable (adj.), feller (n.) |
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