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fall out

verb
  1. To come out of something by falling. · I opened the cupboard and a can fell out onto my foot.
  2. To cease to be on friendly terms. (intransitive) · Dave and I fell out after a long argument.
  3. To leave one's place in the current formation of ranks in order to take one's place in a new formation. (intransitive)
  4. To leave one's current location to report for duty at a new location. (figuratively, intransitive) · The company fell out for an artillery drill.
  5. To turn out, happen. (dated)
  6. To give way under someone. (intransitive) · The board he was walking on fell out.
  7. To cause someone to slip and/or fall down. (figuratively, intransitive) · The ground fell out from under him.· When she left him, his world fell out beneath him.
  8. To be enthusiastic about something; to laugh very hard. (intransitive, slang) · When the band started, everybody fell out.
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