fall victim to
1fall victim to — FALL ILL WITH, be stricken with, catch, develop, contract, pick up; succumb to; informal go down with. → victim * * * I see victim II be hurt, killed, damaged, or destroyed by many streams have fallen victim to the recent drought * * * fall… …
2fall victim to — ► fall victim to be hurt, killed, or destroyed by. Main Entry: ↑victim …
3fall victim (to something) — fall ˈvictim (to sth) idiom (formal) to be injured, damaged or killed by sth • Many plants have fallen victim to the sudden frost. Main entry: ↑victimidiom …
4fall victim to — they fell victim to the flu Syn: fall ill with, be stricken with, catch, develop, contract, pick up; succumb to …
5fall victim to — be hurt, killed, or destroyed by. → victim …
6victim — ► NOUN 1) a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime or accident. 2) a person who is tricked or duped. 3) an animal or person killed as a religious sacrifice. ● fall victim to Cf. ↑fall victim to ORIGIN Latin victim …
7fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… …
8fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… …
9victim — n. 1) an innocent; unsuspecting victim (of) 2) an accident; amnesia; earthquake; flood; hurricane; storm victim 3) (misc.) to fall victim to * * * [ vɪktɪm] amnesia earthquake flood hurricane …
10victim — [[t]vɪ̱ktɪm[/t]] ♦♦ victims 1) N COUNT A victim is someone who has been hurt or killed. Not all the victims survived... Statistically our chances of being the victims of violent crime are remote. 2) N COUNT A victim is someone who has suffered as …