1. cut down (a tree): "33 million trees are felled each day"Similarcut downchop downhack downsaw downknock downhewdemolishtear downbring downrazelevelclear
▪ knock down: "strong winds felled power lines"Similarknock downknock overknock to the groundbowl overstrike downbring downbring to the groundrugby-tackletopplegroundprostratecatch off balanceknock outknock unconsciouskillcut downmow downpick offshoot downgun downblastinformal:deckfloorflattendownknock for sixknock into the middle of next weeklay outKO
2. stitch down (the edge of a seam) to lie flat:"a flat-felled seam"
noun
1. an amount of timber cut.
Word OriginOld Englishfellan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vellen and German fällen, also to fall.
