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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. break down, literally or metaphorically;
- Example: "The wall collapsed"
- Example: "The business collapsed"
- Example: "The dam broke"
- Example: "The roof collapsed"
- Example: "The wall gave in"
- Example: "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
[syn: collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder]

2. to take one's place in a military formation or line;
- Example: "Troops fall in!"

3. become part of; become a member of a group or organization;
- Example: "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
[syn: join, fall in, get together]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fall in
    v 1: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall
         collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The
         roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave
         under the weight of the ice" [syn: collapse, fall in,
         cave in, give, give way, break, founder]
    2: to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops
       fall in!"
    3: become part of; become a member of a group or organization;
       "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" [syn: join,
       fall in, get together]