face down
adjective or adverb
variants
or less commonly face-down
or facedown
: with the face down
He was face down on the bed. = He was lying face down on the bed.
Two cards are dealt face down to each player, then the first round of bets is made.—
Thomas L. Clark
Thomas L. Clark… she walked past us to the lab area, placed the paper face down on the table and looked back at us.—David Kwiatkowski
David Kwiatkowski… stood up so fast he knocked his plate of waffles facedown onto the floor.—Ingrid Law
—usually hyphenated before a nounIngrid Law… an alternate paper path has been added to turn out face-down copies in proper order, so they don't have to be collated manually.—William J. Lynott
William J. LynottExamples of face down in a Sentence
The cards were dealt facedown.
He fell facedown in the sand.
Recent Examples on the Web
Nearby, Lebanese army soldiers surrounded a Chevy Silverado where the body of an infant had been discovered, face down in the backseat, a day after the blast sent debris and body parts in a wide arc.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Behind the Back Shoulder Drill Katie Thompson Lie face down.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
All cases elevate over the screen so the display won’t be touching the surface even when placed face down, and all three cases have additional magnets to supports MagSafe gripping.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
In addition, the iPhone 16 Pro Max failed to boot back up again when dropped face down from 6 feet.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
Hughes was face down on the ground about four car lengths behind them.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
In Zoya’s rendering of a rape victim lying face down in blood, her head has turned too far to the side, like a broken doll’s, and her empty eye sockets stare at the viewer.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
He was placed face down on the pavement and handcuffed.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
The drone video shows how, once all three Ukrainians are out of the trench and lying face down, the Russians fire.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Behind the Back Shoulder Drill Katie Thompson Lie face down.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
All cases elevate over the screen so the display won’t be touching the surface even when placed face down, and all three cases have additional magnets to supports MagSafe gripping.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
In addition, the iPhone 16 Pro Max failed to boot back up again when dropped face down from 6 feet.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
Hughes was face down on the ground about four car lengths behind them.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
In Zoya’s rendering of a rape victim lying face down in blood, her head has turned too far to the side, like a broken doll’s, and her empty eye sockets stare at the viewer.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
He was placed face down on the pavement and handcuffed.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
The drone video shows how, once all three Ukrainians are out of the trench and lying face down, the Russians fire.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
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facedown
adverb
face·down
ˈfās-ˈdau̇n 
: with the face down
floated facedown
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