fall out
End a friendship
Fall out means to drop out of formation or position, originally military: soldiers fall out when dismissed from ranks.
From this comes the broader sense of withdrawing or separating from a group.
To fall out with someone is to quarrel and become estranged: They fell out over money and haven't spoken since.
Things that fall out simply occur or result: Let's see how things fall out.
Hair or teeth that fall out become detached and drop away.
Reasoned case or dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- riftCrack or estrangement
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
clash · spat · tiff · altercation · bickering · squabble · discord · friction
Uncontrolled rolling descent
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- riftCrack or estrangement
feud · clash · spat · tiff · altercation · bickering · squabble · discord · friction · animosity
tumble
Uncontrolled rolling descent
hair
Fibrous scalp covering
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
fur · petals · molting · shedding · loss · thinning · baldness · alopecia · deciduous · moult
dismissal
Removal from position
parade · ranks · command · platoon · squad · regiment · troops · soldiers · barracks · sergeant
- disagreementsdisagree, argue, dispute, quarrel, argument
- separationsseparate, split, break up, parting, sever
- birding slanglifer, tick, twitch, twitcher, dip
- Military CadencesJody, marching cadence, marching song, sound off, call and response
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
- birdingbirding, bird watching, birdwatcher, birder, binoculars
fall outreconcile
Resolve a disagreement
make up · reconciliation · make peace · patch things up · mend fences