to fall in a faint
1faint — [fānt] adj. [ME feint < OFr, sluggish, orig. pp. of feindre: see FEIGN] 1. without strength; weak; feeble 2. without courage or hope; timid 3. done without strength, vigor, or enthusiasm; halfhearted 4. feeling weak and dizzy, as if about to… …
2faint — I adj. to feel faint from (she felt faint from lack of air) II n. 1) to fall into a faint 2) a dead faint (to fall into a dead faint) III v. (D; intr.) to faint from (to faint from loss of blood) * * * [feɪnt] to fall into a faint to feel faint… …
3faint — fainter, n. faintingly, adv. faintish, adj. faintishness, n. faintly, adv. faintness, n. /faynt/, adj., fainter, faintest, v., n. adj …
4Fall — (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr. sfa llein… …
5faint — [adj1] having little effect on senses aside, bated, bland, bleached, blurred, breathless, deadened, deep, delicate, dim, distant, dull, dusty, faded, faltering, far off, feeble, gentle, hazy, hoarse, hushed, ill defined, imperceptible, inaudible …
6faint — faint1 [ feınt ] adjective ** 1. ) a faint sight, sound, smell, or taste is not strong or clear: He could see the faint glow of a lamp through the curtains. His voice was so faint as to be almost inaudible. the faint scent of woodsmoke a ) used… …
7fall — v 1. descend, come or go down, drop down, gravitate, sink; slip, slide, backslide; trip, trip over one s own feet, stumble, fall down, take a spill, tumble; go head over heels, pitch, plunge, plummet, dive, take a nosedive; drop, plop, plump, Inf …
8faint — I UK [feɪnt] / US adjective Word forms faint : adjective faint comparative fainter superlative faintest ** 1) a faint sight, sound, smell, or taste is not strong or clear He could see the faint glow of a lamp through the curtains. His voice was… …
9faint — 01. Vanna felt [faint] after standing out in the hot sun all day. 02. The old woman [fainted] when she heard the news that her husband had been hit by a car. 03. There is now only a [faint] hope that any of the crewmen have survived the sinking… …
10Faint hope clause — The Faint Hope Clause , the popular name for Section 745.6 of the Criminal Code of Canada, is a statutory provision that allows Canadian prisoners who have been sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole for a period greater… …