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Definition of "face-up" [face-up]

  • In a position so that the face is up: a patient lying face-up on the stretcher. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "face-up" in a sentence
  • "I had seen dead birds before and once saw three dead rabbits, but never a man lying face-up, like a mannequin in a box."
  • "He was always more of a face-up, drive off the elbow, passer-type player. ..."
  • "The dealer then burns one last card, and deals the final face-up community card, referred to as ‘Fifth Street’ or the ‘river’."
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