facedown

[ adverb feys-doun; noun feys-doun ]

/ adverb ˈfeɪsˈdaʊn; noun ˈfeɪsˌdaʊn /

adverb

with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.

noun

Also face-down .Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.

Origin of facedown

1930–35; (def. 1) face + down¹; (def. 2) noun use of verb phrase face down

Words nearby facedown

face card, face-centered, face-centred, facecloth, faced, facedown, face flies, face gear, face-harden, face it, faceless

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Example sentences from the Web for facedown

The clerk had another clipboard with another form, as well as a facedown photo.
Hurricane Sandy Victim Jacob Vogelman’s Mother Remembers His Life|Michael Daly|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It features a young woman, facedown in front of her fiancé's grave, whispering to him.
The Story Behind John Moore's Famous Photo|The Daily Beast Video|August 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for facedown

face down

verb (tr, adverb)

to confront and force (someone or something) to back down

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Idioms and Phrases with facedown

face down

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.

Overcome, intimidate, or browbeat someone in a bold confrontation. This verbal expression dates from the 16th century. Shakespeare used it in The Comedy of Errors (3:1): “Here's a villain that would face me down.”

单词	facedown
释义	facedown [ adverb feys-doun; noun feys-doun ] / adverb ˈfeɪsˈdaʊn; noun ˈfeɪsˌdaʊn / adverb with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table. noun Also face-down .Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown. Origin of facedown 1930–35; (def. 1) face + down¹; (def. 2) noun use of verb phrase face down Words nearby facedown face card, face-centered, face-centred, facecloth, faced, facedown, face flies, face gear, face-harden, face it, faceless Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for facedown The clerk had another clipboard with another form, as well as a facedown photo. Hurricane Sandy Victim Jacob Vogelman’s Mother Remembers His Life\|Michael Daly\|November 1, 2012\|DAILY BEAST It features a young woman, facedown in front of her fiancé's grave, whispering to him. The Story Behind John Moore's Famous Photo\|The Daily Beast Video\|August 7, 2011\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for facedown face down verb (tr, adverb) to confront and force (someone or something) to back down Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with facedown face down 1 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. 2 Overcome, intimidate, or browbeat someone in a bold confrontation. This verbal expression dates from the 16th century. Shakespeare used it in The Comedy of Errors (3:1): “Here's a villain that would face me down.” The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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