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Face down

adj, adv, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of face-down. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of face-down. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Verb
  1. 1
    To confront; to abash by stern looks. idiomatic, transitive

    "That old philosopher grew cross, / Who could not tell what motion was; / Because he walked against his will, / He faced men down, that he stood still."

  2. 2
    To persist in confronting impudently. archaic, transitive

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