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What does face-down mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word face-down? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. (of a person or object) In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.
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In autumn, on the train to Pennsylvania, he placed his book face-down on the sunlit seat and it began to move.
If he is face-down, but back in supply, he is turned face-up again.
The dealer shuffles and deals each player 10 cards, one at a time. 3 cards are put face-down in the middle of the table to form the blind.
Cards are reshuffled, dealt evenly among the players and stacked face-down on the table to form individual player draw-decks.
Anassra grew worried when I did not call for her at my usual hour and entered, to find me lying face-down in a pile of papers.
Protesters dropped face-down in the streets, seeking cover amid sustained blasts of automatic rifle fire.

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