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  1. in.
    to pay out money in advance of receiving goods; to pay up front. (See also front money.) : I fronted about $550 for the new computer.
  2. n.
    a respectable appearance. : Jan can put up a good front, but most of us know the real Jan.
  3. in.
    to pretend; to lie. : Stop fronting and be yourself.
  4. tv.
    to challenge someone; to confront someone, perhaps in anger. : Don't front me unless you are ready for a fight.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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out front

In front of a building or house, as in We really need to put another light out front, or I'll meet you at the museum, out front. The antonym, referring to the back of a building, is out back, as in John's out back fixing his bike. The noun front has been used for the side of a building where the main entrance is located since the mid-1300s; back for the rear of a building dates from the late 1300s.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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