to be prone
51prone, prostrate, recumbent, supine — Supine means lying face upward (it may help to remember that a supine person is on her spine). Prone and prostrate are regarded by most dictionaries and usage authorities, but by no means all, as meaning lying face downward. (A few say that… …
52prone, prostrate, recumbent, supine — Supine means lying face upward (it may help to remember that a supine person is on her spine). Prone and prostrate are regarded by most dictionaries and usage authorities, but by no means all, as meaning lying face downward. (A few say that… …
53prone, prostrate, recumbent, supine — Supine means lying face upward (it may help to remember that a supine person is on her spine). Prone and prostrate are regarded by most dictionaries and usage authorities, but by no means all, as meaning lying face downward. (A few say that… …
54prone — adjective 1》 [often in combination] likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience (something unfortunate): accident prone|farmed fish are prone to disease. 2》 lying flat, especially face downwards. ↘with the palm of the hand facing… …
55prone — adjective 1) softwood is prone to rotting Syn: susceptible, vulnerable, subject, open, liable, given, predisposed, likely, disposed, inclined, apt 2) his prone body Syn …
56prone — /proʊn / (say prohn) adjective 1. having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger. 2. having the front or ventral part downwards; lying face downwards. 3. lying flat; prostrate. 4. having a downward… …
57prone — adj. 1 a lying face downwards (cf. SUPINE). b lying flat; prostrate. c having the front part downwards, esp. the palm of the hand. 2 (usu. foll. by to, or to + infin.) disposed or liable, esp. to a bad action, condition, etc. (is prone to bite… …
58prone out — verb To lie flat on ones board (face down) in order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave. 2006: When you finish the wave ndash; especially when its bigger ndash; its best to prone out and head back over toward the cliff rip mdash; surfline …
59prone — See prostrate. See prostrate, prone, supine …
60prone — Synonyms and related words: accumbent, acquiescent, agreeable, alacritous, amenable, answerable for, apt, apt to, ardent, bent, calculated to, capable of, compliant, consenting, content, cooperative, couchant, couche, crawling, crouched,… …
