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Concept: Fall

Superconcept: Move


Component Semantics:

Fall
Definition: change location downward
Required slot: object
Inherited from: Move
Restriction: a Tangible-Entity
Restriction: location changes
Required slot: direction
Restriction: down
Primary slot: destination
Inherited from: Move
Restriction: Place
Restriction: = final location of object
Blocked slot: agent
Inherited from: Move
Comment: Fall is purely intransitive, though there can be an agent of the Let-Fall concept that causes a Fall
Primary slot: origin
Restriction: Place
Restriction: = original location of object
Primary slot: path
Restriction: Place
Restriction: = transient location of object
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: fall#1
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: --

Fall is a specialization of the Move component with a required direction:down slot. Since Fall is purely intransitive, there can be no agent causing the Fall. There can be other Events that cause the Fall, such as Let-Fall, which can take an agent.