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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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However, players are not allowed to place a broker face-down, when it should have normally been put face-up.
Suppose the dealer fanned out the next dozen cards in the shoe face-down and asked you to pick any two for your next hand.
If he is face-down, but back in supply, he is turned face-up again.
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.
As usual, each turn is begun by either drawing the top card from the face-down stock or taking the whole of the discard pile.
Cards are reshuffled, dealt evenly among the players and stacked face-down on the table to form individual player draw-decks.

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