prone out
prone out verb: to lie flat on one's board (face down) in order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.
Verb
prone out (third-person singular simple present prones out, present participle proning out, simple past and past participle proned out)
- To lie flat on one's board (face down) in order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.
- I proned out in the white water, letting the wave break over me inside, riding the white water into the deep channel.2012, Ted Gugelyk, Mango Lady & Other Stories from Hawaii
- To order or cause a person to lie prone on the ground, usually at gunpoint and to effect a high-risk arrest.
Forms of prone out
| third-person singular present | prones out |
|---|---|
| present participle | proning out |
| past participle | proned out |
| past | proned out |
Words that rhyme with prone out
42 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- set about
- shout
- sprout
- doubt
- umlaut
- fill out
- grout
- pout
- devout
- drought
- gout
- nowt
- redoubt
- throughout
- without
- ablaut
- dout
- flout
- lout
- mahout
- misdoubt
- mought
- strout
- term out
- trout
- zoom out
- 'bout
- anlaut
- aspout
- asprout
- bluff out
- chout
- dought
- knout
- kraut
- layabout
- ne'er cast a clout till May be out
- owt
- peter out
- regrout
- sout
- when in doubt, do nowt
Questions about prone out
- What does prone out mean?
- Prone out means to lie flat on one's board (face down) in order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.
- What part of speech is prone out?
- Prone out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of prone out?
- The past tense of prone out is proned out.
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