Oxford Dictionary English fall over phrasal verbphrasal verb Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsPhrasal Verbsfall over Add to my wordlistjump to other results(informal) (of a computer or program) to stop working suddenly My spreadsheet keeps falling over.fall over somebody/something Add to my wordlistjump to other results[no passive] to hit your foot against something when you are walking and fall, or almost fall synonym trip (1) I rushed for the door and fell over the cat in the hallway. see also fall oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com