felled

Meanings

• Transitive verb

  To cut down or bring to the ground, especially a tree.

  - "The lumberjacks felled the trees in the forest."
  - "The storm had felled several branches in the garden."

• Transitive verb

  To defeat or overcome, especially in a decisive or complete manner.

  - "The team was able to fell their opponents with their superior strategy."
  - "The hero managed to fell the dragon and save the kingdom."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with felled
shelled , spelled , compelled

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Variants

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felled , fell , fellable , feller , fellers , felling , fells , clear-fell , clear-felled , clear-felling , clear-fellings , clear-fells

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Forms

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past tense: felled, past participle: felled, gerund: fellowing

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Etymology

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Old English felan, from fela, to strike, probably imitative.

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Trivia

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1. The world record for the fastest time to fell a tree using an axe is held by Mike McGrath, who did it in just 15.3 seconds.

2. The term 'felled' was first used in English in the 13th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Lumbering: The process of cutting down trees and turning them into lumber.

2. Deforestation: The removal of trees from an area of land, often for commercial purposes.

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Culture

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In literature, 'felled' is often used metaphorically to describe the defeat or overcoming of an opponent or obstacle. It can also be used figuratively to describe the end of something, such as the end of a life or the end of a relationship.

How to Memorize "felled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the action of cutting down a tree or defeating an opponent.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'felled' with the image of a tree falling to the ground or an opponent being defeated.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Felled trees make excellent firewood' to remember the past tense form of the verb.

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