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Prone

//pɹəʊn// adj, name, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lying face-down.

    "prone position"

  2. 2
    Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.

    "The hand is in the prone position typically when using a keyboard; and the forearm is then also in the prone position; when the foot is resting on the inner side of the sole, it is in the prone position."

  3. 3
    Having a downward inclination or slope.
  4. 4
    Shooting from a position while lying down.
  5. 5
    Predisposed, liable, inclined. figuratively

    "prone to failure"

Adjective
  1. 1
    lying face downward wordnet
  2. 2
    having a tendency (to); often used in combination wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Prome (“the city of Pyay”). alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To place in a prone position, to place face down.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).

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