prone out
prone out · prones out · proned out · proning out
To lie flat on one's board in order to be propelled shorewards by a broken waveTo lie flat on one's board (face down) in order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To lie flat on one's board (face down) in order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.
(transitive)To order or cause a person to lie prone on the ground, usually at gunpoint and to effect a high-risk arrest.
Forms
prones out, proning out, proned out, proned out| Base form | prone out · to prone out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | prones out |
| Present participle | proning out |
| Past simple | proned out |
| Past participle | proned out |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.