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upfaced

upfaced is the simple past and past participle of upface.

Adjective

upfaced (comparative more upfaced, superlative most upfaced)

  1. Having an upface.
    • The muzzle of the Pug is not upfaced.2013, Edward M. Gilbert, Jr; Patricia H. Gilbert, Encyclopedia of K9 Terminology
    • The muzzle should be short, blunt, but not upfaced.2013, The Maltese Dog - A Complete Anthology of the Dog
  2. With the face pointing upwards; face-up.
    • When more than one upfaced card is in a column, the bottom card alone may not be shifted, but all the upfaced cards moved as a unit.1943, Dale Adams, Fun with Cards, page 88
    • The penny bowled down toward the gilgii, then tipped over, upfaced to the sun.1969, Reginald Ottley, Brumbie Dust: A Selection of Stories

Meaning of upface

Verb

upface (third-person singular simple present upfaces, present participle upfacing, simple past and past participle upfaced)

  1. To turn face-up.
    • Harry Borden upfaced his hidden card.1923, Leon Stern, Elisabeth Gertrude Stern, A Friend at Court, page 275

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Forms of upfaced

comparativemore upfaced
superlativemost upfaced

Questions about upfaced

What does upfaced mean?
Upfaced means having an upface.
What is upfaced the simple past and past participle of?
Upfaced is the simple past and past participle of upface.
What part of speech is upfaced?
Upfaced is an adjective.

Words near upfaced in the dictionary

  1. upexpression
  2. upexpressions
  3. upeygan
  4. UPF
  5. upface
  6. upfaced
  7. upfaces
  8. upfacing
  9. upfault
  10. upfaulted
  11. upfaulting

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