falling

adj 1: suddenly losing an upright position; "they ran from the

falling tree"; "a falling wall crushed the car" [ant:

{standing}]

2: decreasing in amount or degree; "falling temperature"

3: coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or

narrative plot; "the falling action" [ant: {rising}]

4: becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling

market"; "falling incomes" [ant: {rising}]

5: coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the

eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain" [syn: {dropping}]

n : a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a

miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [syn:

{drop}, {fall}]

farming

[Adelaide University, Australia] What the heads of a disk

drive are said to do when they plow little furrows in the

magnetic media. Associated with a {head crash}. Typically

used as follows: "Oh no, the machine has just crashed; I hope

the hard drive hasn't gone {farming} again."

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