Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces down or back.
- intransitive verb To turn or rotate (the foot) by abduction and eversion so that the inner edge of the sole bears the body's weight.
- intransitive verb To place in a prone position.
- intransitive verb To become pronated.
- intransitive verb To assume a prone position.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Somewhat prone; inclined.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, anatomy To
turn orrotate one’shand andforearm 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 forearmcounterclockwise or the left forearmclockwise . - verb transitive, anatomy To
twist thefoot so that if walking the weight would be borne on the inner edge of the foot. - verb intransitive, anatomy To become pronated.
- adjective Somewhat
prone ;inclined .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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When your feet abnormally pronate, it will cause your arch to collapse towards the ground and flatten out.
Dr. Steve Rosenberg: How to Stay on Top of your Game: Better Balance Equals Maximum Performance Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011
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When your feet abnormally pronate, it will cause your arch to collapse towards the ground and flatten out.
Dr. Steve Rosenberg: How to Stay on Top of your Game: Better Balance Equals Maximum Performance Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011
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When your feet abnormally pronate, it will cause your arch to collapse towards the ground and flatten out.
Dr. Steve Rosenberg: How to Stay on Top of your Game: Better Balance Equals Maximum Performance Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011
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Soles that are completely flat can cause feet to pronate (roll inward when walking).
Leora Tanenbaum: Shoes Wisely: 10 Smart Shoe Shopping Tips for the Ladies 2010
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"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.
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Speakers pronate their palms to signal power and certainty.
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"With heavy topspin, the grips are smaller so the guys can pronate their wrists fast on their forehands," said Stan Smith, U.S.
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Speakers pronate their palms to signal power and certainty.
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I don't pronate or have any big feet issues other than a relative lack of padding on the bottoms of my feet.
Hey Runners - Need Your Advice!! Zombie Mom 2009
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You have to scooch way up, and contort yourself as far onto your side as you can, and pronate both wrists no matter how tight the cuffs are, and slide your fingers under the mattress, which is pressed tight against the box spring by your weight, so you have to scooch even farther to the side, which puts more strain on your wrists—but it can be done.
Fear Itself Jonathan Nasaw 2003
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