fall out

1. 1.

   have a breach in relations

   “We fell out over a trivial question”

   Broaderquarrel
2. 2.

   come as a logical consequence; follow logically

   “It follows that your assertion is false”

   “the theorem falls out nicely”

   Synonymsfollow

   Broaderresult
3. 3.

   come off

   “His hair and teeth fell out”

   Synonymscome out

   Broaderissue
4. 4.

   leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation

   “the soldiers fell out”

   Broaderexit
5. 5.

   come to pass

   “What is happening?”

   “The meeting took place off without an incidence”

   “Nothing occurred that seemed important”

   Synonymshappenhapgo onpass offoccurpasscome abouttake place

   Narrowerbreakariseresultintervenetranspiregivesuperveneproceedcomefall

Questions about fall out

What does fall out mean?

fall out means "have a breach in relations". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for fall out?

Close synonyms include follow, come out, happen, hap, go on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fall out a common word?

fall out is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.