facedown
with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
Also face-down .Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
Origin of facedown
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How to use facedown in a sentence
Carter looked at Gallegos, who was lying facedown next to them.
Even more emphatically, Urquhart—with a roguish smile—turns her picture facedown on his desk.
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It features a young woman, facedown in front of her fiancé's grave, whispering to him.
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He saw himself lying facedown, nearly nude on the rack, his blond hair darkened and plastered down with sweat.
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British Dictionary definitions for face down
to confront and force (someone or something) to back down
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Other Idioms and Phrases with facedown
With the upper surface put down, as in Please put these papers face down. This usage appears to come from cardplaying. [First half of 1600s] The antonym, “with the upper surface uppermost,” is face up.
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