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fall out
Found in thesaurus: quarrel, scrap, argufy, dispute, altercate, ensue, result, come out, egress, emerge, come forth, go forth, issue, get out, go out, exit, leave
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fall out
waste, residue; disperse, scatter; quarrel, disagree
fell out
(Slang) went to sleep (Example: "After working the night shift, I fell out")
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Fallout (disambiguation)
Nuclear fallout is the residual radiation hazard from a nuclear explosion.
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Nuclear fallout
Nuclear fallout, or simply fallout, is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast or a nuclear reaction conducted in an unshielded facility, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash created when a nuclear weapon explodes, but such dust can also originate from a damaged nuclear plant. Fallout may take the form of (rain darkened by particulates).
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fall out
Verb
1. have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"
(hypernym) quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
2. come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
(synonym) follow
(hypernym) result, ensue
3. come forth or out; "You stick the coins in, but they come out again"; "His hair and teeth fell out"
(synonym) come out, pop out
(hypernym) issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
4. leave (a barracks, for example) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation; "the soldiers fell out"
(hypernym) exit, go out, get out, leave
5. come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
(synonym) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, come about, take place
(hyponym) break, recrudesce, develop
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Fall-out
fallout, descent of particles; residue, particles; by-product, result
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fall-out
harmful effects, continuing effects We still feel the fall-out from his negative speech on abortion.
