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Pronate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces down or back.

v. To turn or rotate (the foot) by abduction and eversion so that the inner edge of the sole bears the body's weight.

v. To place in a prone position.

verb-intransitive. To become pronated.

verb-intransitive. To assume a prone position.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To turn or rotate one’s hand and forearm so that the palm faces down if the forearm is horizontal, back if the arm is pointing down, or forward if the forearm is pointing up; to twist the right forearm counterclockwise or the left forearm clockwise.

v. To twist the foot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot.

v. To become pronated.

adj. Somewhat prone; inclined.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Somewhat prone; inclined.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To render prone; specifically, to rotate (the hand) so that its palmar surface faces in the same direction as the posterior surface of the ulna.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards

Word Usage

""The changeup, you don't realize sometimes, when you throw it, you pronate," Lannan said, demonstrating by twisting his arm so his palm faced away from his body."

Antonym

supinate

Verb Form

pronated pronates pronating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

turn

Form

pronated pronation

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

inclined