Definitions

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  • adverb Violently forward, so as to strike something with one's face

Etymologies

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face +‎ first

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Examples

  • Treading water, he managed to shove her up onto the bank facefirst, her lower body still hanging into the river as he lifted himself out beside her.

    Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011

  • Treading water, he managed to shove her up onto the bank facefirst, her lower body still hanging into the river as he lifted himself out beside her.

    Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011

  • Jake got out the big brass key and turned the lock and the door to Room 14 opened and she thought she would faint right there, facefirst onto the bed.

    Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010

  • “I had a little too much to drink and fell facefirst into a brick wall.”

    Johanna Lindsey That Perfect Someone 2010

  • “I had a little too much to drink and fell facefirst into a brick wall.”

    Johanna Lindsey That Perfect Someone 2010

  • He fell facefirst onto the driveway and skidded a few inches, leaving a trail of his skin on the concrete.

    Tough Customer Sandra Brown 2010

  • Jake got out the big brass key and turned the lock and the door to Room 14 opened and she thought she would faint right there, facefirst onto the bed.

    Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010

  • But when he stepped into it, his leg sank up to his knee, and he fell facefirst into a pool of water two feet deep.

    Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010

  • But Batista quickly pulled him off the top of the cage and introduced the champ facefirst into all four sides of the unforgiving steel.

    WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010

  • Jake got out the big brass key and turned the lock and the door to Room 14 opened and she thought she would faint right there, facefirst onto the bed.

    Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010

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