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A sudden or headlong fall.

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  1. n. A sudden or headlong fall.
  2. n. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff.
  3. n. a very steep cliff
  4. 1. A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.] Fuller. 2. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff. Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew. Dryden.
  5. n:100 n. a very steep cliff