- 1fell something to cut down a tree Trees were felled and floated downstream.
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- 2fell somebody (literary) to make someone fall to the ground He felled his opponent with a single blow.
fell
verbNAmE//fɛl//
see fallVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fell ,
he / she / it fells ,
past simple felled ,
-ing form felling ,
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