supinateverb
uk/ˈsuː.pɪn.eɪt/us/ˈsuː.pəˌneɪt/specialized[ T ] to turn the bottom of a body part, for example the palms of the hands, upward:
Volunteers were asked to supinate their forearm.
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Turning upside down
- arse
- ass
- capsize
- flip
- go arse over tit/tip idiom
- invert
- overturn
- upend
- upset
- upside down
- upturned
[ I or T ] to put yourself in, or to be put in a supine position (= on your back with your face upward)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Reclining
- fallen
- full-length
- lain
- lay
- lean
- lean (sth) against/on sth
- lie around
- lounge
- lounge around (sth)
- recline
- recumbent
- repose
- sink
- sit
- spreadeagled
- stretch
- stretch (yourself) out
- sup
- supination
- supine
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