'fall upon' definitions:
Definition of 'fall upon'
From: WordNet
verb
Find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover]
Synonyms of 'fall upon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alight upon,
- ambush,
- appear unexpectedly,
- arrive at,
- arrive upon,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- be unexpected,
- blitz,
- bob up,
- bump into,
- bushwhack,
- come across,
- come among,
- come at,
- come down on,
- come unawares,
- come up against,
- come upon,
- confront,
- crack down on,
- creep up on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- drop on,
- encounter,
- fall across,
- fall among,
- fall foul of,
- fall on,
- flash upon one,
- gang up on,
- get at,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- hit upon,
- jump,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- light upon,
- meet,
- meet head-on,
- meet up with,
- meet with,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pitch upon,
- pop up,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- reach,
- run across,
- run into,
- run smack into,
- run up against,
- run upon,
- sail into,
- set on,
- set upon,
- settle on,
- strike,
- strike upon,
- stumble on,
- stumble upon,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- turn up,
- wade into