prostrateadjective
uk/ˈprɒs.treɪt/us/ˈprɑː.streɪt/prostrate adjective (LYING)
lying with the face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship
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Reclining
- fallen
- full-length
- lain
- lay
- lean
- lean (sth) against/on sth
- lie around
- lounge
- lounge around (sth)
- recline
- recumbent
- repose
- sink
- sit
- spreadeagled
- stretch
- stretch (yourself) out
- sup
- supinate
- supination
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Worshipping a god
prostrate adjective (VERY TIRED)
also prostrated having lost all strength or all determination because of an illness or an extremely bad experience:
A woman, prostrate with grief, lay wailing on the ground.
prostrateverb
uk/prɒsˈtreɪt/us/ˈprɑː.streɪt/prostrate yourself
to lie with the face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship
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Physical gestures of respect
- bow 1
- curtsy
- doff
- doff your hat to sb/sth idiom
- fistbump
- genuflect
- handshake
- salaam
- salute
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prostration
noun [ C or U ] uk/prɒsˈtreɪ.ʃən/us/prɑːˈstreɪ.ʃən/