prone out
The phrase 'prone out' is used in various contexts, including surfing, law enforcement, and medicine, to describe the act of lying flat, usually face down.
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Definition
B2General
To lie flat, especially on one's front.
Example
- After a long hike, he decided to prone out on the grass to rest.
C1Surfing
To lie flat on a surfboard, face down, to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.
Example
- She decided to prone out on her board and catch the next wave.
C1Law Enforcement
(technical)To order or cause someone to lie flat on the ground, usually during a high-risk arrest.
Example
- The officers instructed the suspect to prone out before approaching him.
C1Medicine
(technical)To position a patient lying flat on their front, often for medical procedures or to improve breathing.
Example
- The nurse asked the patient to prone out for the examination.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "prone out":
belly outprone tolie backlay backnose outprang outface downstretch outlay downpush outflat on one's backon one's backwheel outhave outlie downassume the positionarm out