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Prostrate

/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/

To lie flat or face-down.

📖 Definitions of "Prostrate"

verb
  1. 1

    To lie flat or face-down.

  2. 2

    To throw oneself down in submission.

  3. 3

    To cause to lie down, to flatten.

  4. 4

    To overcome or overpower.

adjective
  1. 1

    Lying flat, face-down.

  2. 2

    Emotionally devastated.

  3. 3

    Physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease.

    "He was prostrate from the extreme heat."

  4. 4

    Trailing on the ground; procumbent.

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WordDefinition
flatnounHaving no variations in height.
bow downverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect.
unerectNot erect.
proneverbLying face-down.

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WordDefinition
proneverbLying face-down.
bow downverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect.
flatnounHaving no variations in height.
unerectNot erect.
prostatic(anatomy) Relating to the prostate gland.
prostatenounThe prostate gland.
face-downnoun(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.
flattenedMade flat by something.
recumbentnounLying down.
horizontalnounPerpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
overwhelmeda single from the Christian rock group Big Daddy Weave.
exhaustedVery tired; zonked (out).
incapacitatedRendered unable to act; restricted from taking action.
lyingnounAn act or telling a lie or falsehood; the practice of telling lies.
supinenounLying on its back.
bowedBent or curved.
grovelingnounThe act of one who grovels.
sprawledspread out irregularly
kowtowingnounThe act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.
spentConsumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

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