face-plant

British  

verb

1. (intr) to fall onto one's face, esp when skiing or snowboarding

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noun

1. an act or instance of falling onto one's face

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face-plant

I called it quits after a hard face-plant off the surfboard and into the wet sand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024

I want to thank all the people who came to my aid the other day when I did a face-plant at the corner of Sixth and Pine.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

But as Cuccinelli's face-plant shows, any effort to pull this off is bound to fail.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2019

And I’d willingly do a face-plant in Cucina Al Volo’s smoked pappardelle with wild boar ragu, if it means I could eat it faster.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2019

Far from the muddy face-plant I’d been picturing.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry