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lie prone

verb as in hit the deck

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Even if no crime is suspected beyond the stolen car, the petition said, officers can “draw and point their weapons at people inside the vehicle, order the people to get out of their vehicle and lie ‘prone’ face down and spread eagle in the street, and handcuff the people.”

Her circus career was evidently brief: My sister was fearless and had a warrior spirit, but made a beeline for the big top exit when she was told to lie prone while an elephant placed its foot on her head.

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Some would lie prone, eyes closed, insouciant.

They put him in Room 533 on the fifth floor and had him lie prone.

Hayes likely moved his hand to the ground to help him lie prone, Wobrock’s opinion said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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