FALL UNDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fall under mean? 

• FALL UNDER (verb)
  The verb FALL UNDER has 1 sense:

1. be included in or classified as

  Familiarity information: FALL UNDER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FALL UNDER (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be included in or classified as

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

fall into; fall under

Context example:

This falls under the rubric 'various'

Hypernyms (to "fall under" is one way to...):

be; comprise; constitute; make up; represent (form or compose)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

 Context examples 

A listing of occupations that don't fall under another major heading.

(Miscellaneous Occupation, NCI Thesaurus)

Flavors are often complex mixtures of compounds and often fall under the rubric of trade secrets, being unspecified on labels.

(Flavor Excipient, NCI Thesaurus)

Did you fall under temptation?

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)