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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Cascade

/(kăs*kād")/ · Cas·cade · IPA /kæsˈkeɪd/
01 n. A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract.
  1. 1.
    A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract.
    “The silver brook . . . pours the white cascade.” — Longjellow.
    “Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade.” — Cowper.
02 v. i. To fall in a cascade.
  1. 1.
    To fall in a cascade.
  2. 2.
    To vomit.[Slang]