face-down

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See also: facedown and face down

English

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Adverb

face-down (not comparable)

  1. (of a person or object) In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.
    Antonym: face-up
    She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.
    He placed the page face-down on the table so that we could not see its contents.

Translations

Adjective

face-down (not comparable)

  1. Having the face, front or surface positioned downward.
    the face-down cards in a game

Noun

face-down (plural face-downs)

  1. A confrontation.
    • 1983, The Marine Corps Gazette, page 90:
      What Herzog makes abundantly clear, as he progresses through accounts of the 40 years of bloodshed that have led to the recent facedowns between American and Israeli allies, is […]

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