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taking a fall out of

taking a fall out of is the present participle and gerund of take a fall out of.

Meaning of take a fall out of

Verb

take a fall out of (third-person singular simple present takes a fall out of, present participle taking a fall out of, simple past took a fall out of, past participle taken a fall out of)

  1. (obsolete, slang, transitive) get the better of
    • and they had it back and forth across the table—a good old-fashioned family spat. Jennie mixed in; Jeff took a fall out of her and wished mighty soon that he hadn't.1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post

Questions about taking a fall out of

What is taking a fall out of the present participle and gerund of?
Taking a fall out of is the present participle and gerund of take a fall out of.

Words near taking a fall out of in the dictionary

  1. taking a dip
  2. taking a dive
  3. taking a dookie
  4. taking a dump
  5. taking a fall
  6. taking a fall out of
  7. taking a fancy to
  8. taking a five
  9. taking a flutter
  10. taking a flyer
  11. taking a flying fuck at a rolling donut

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