prone out

verb

To lie flat on one's board (face down) in order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.

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Meanings

verbprone out (third-person singular simple present prones out, present participle proning out, simple past and past participle proned out)

present singular third person prones out · participle present proning out · participle past proned out · past proned out

  1. intransitivehobbiesTo 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
  2. transitivegovernmentTo order or cause a person to lie prone on the ground, usually at gunpoint and to effect a high-risk arrest.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with prone out

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APA

prone out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prone%20out

MLA

“prone out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prone%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prone out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prone%20out.

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