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faceup

American  
[fays-uhp] / ˈfeɪsˈʌp /

adverb

  1. with the face or the front or upper surface upward.

    Place the cards faceup on the table.


Etymology

Origin of faceup

First recorded in 1960–65; face + up

Example Sentences

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He then headed to Clifton, who was lying faceup at the base of a large pile of sticks.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

Just don’t have it out faceup on the table.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2018

He’s lying faceup on a large glass plate, his left arm bent across his body.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2018

A faceup jumper by Blatche over Cousins bounced out and stopped his run of consecutive baskets at 10, but the Kings closed only within 2 before the Nets built rebuilt their lead.

From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2012

I let the rip take me, dove down again, up and down, until there was Noah floating faceup, alive, but not conscious.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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