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  • noun physics The state of being in a motion affected by no acceleration (force) other than that provided by gravity.
  • noun common usage The state of falling with no interference from outside forces other than the air resistance (no open parachute, etc.)
  • noun by extension The state of worsening out of control.
  • noun as a modifier Of or related to freefall in any sense.
  • verb To drop in a state of freefall.

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