falling in
Taking one's place
Falling in is the act of collapsing inward.
A roof falls in under heavy snow.
A mine shaft falls in when its supports give way.
In military contexts, to fall in is to take one's place in formation: The sergeant ordered the troops to fall in.
To fall in with someone is to join their company or agree with their plans: She fell in with a rough crowd.
- cave-inUnderground passage collapse
- descendMove to lower position
- sinkholeUnderground collapse crater
- dropFall or release
- plummetRapid downward descent
collapse · capitulation · besotted · deep end · enlistment · implosion · subside · buckling · succumbing · tumble · stagger · decline · yielding · sag · topple · drafting · plunging · slip
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, barging in
falling infalling out
Relationship-ending dispute
dismissing · dispersing · scattering · breaking away · disbanding
falling inholding up
Supporting or delaying
expanding · propping up · shoring up · pushing out · reinforcing
falling inbreaking away
Separating from a group
falling out · rebelling · dissenting · defecting · dropping out
fall, fell, fallen, falling, falls, fallback, fallacy, befall, fallacious