Definition of "waterfall" in English

noun

1. A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.

2. (figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

   • A waterfall of mist came from the open freezer.

3. (software engineering) Short for waterfall model

   • A very long duration project […] had taken a whole group of people through a painful waterfall development process.

4. (slang, US) The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.

   • Hey man, can I take a waterfall from your bottle?

5. (colloquial, dated) A necktie.

6. (colloquial, dated) A chignon (hairstyle).

7. (colloquial, dated) A beard.

8. (gymnastics) A kind of handstand with chin tucked and back arched.

verb

1. (intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.

2. (transitive) To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.

3. (roller derby) Synonym of recycle.