cliff
A vertical rock faceA vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
» The cliff hangs over the road.
Meaning
2 sensesA vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
, scar
Klippe, Felsen
скала́skalá, утёсutjós, клифklif
ске́ляskélja, кліфklif
a steep high face of rock
(figuratively)A point beyond which something abruptly fails or decreases in value, performance, etc.
Examples
184 sentencesThe cliff hangs over the road.
The cliff hangs over the sea.
ruСкала нависает над морем.
His son fell over the cliff.
ruЕго сын упал со скалы.
deSein Sohn stürzte vom Felsenriff.
The bus went over the cliff.
ruАвтобус упал со скалы.
Tom pushed Mary off the cliff.
ruТом столкнул Мэри с обрыва.
deTom stieß Maria von der Klippe.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from ProtFrom Middle English clyf, from Old English clif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.
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Forms
plural: cliffsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
34 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- off the cliff
- over the cliff
- of the cliff
- off a cliff