close the face
To turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.
face
UK /fɛjs/ US /feɪs/
noun 5verb 5phrase 1
Definitions
noun
1
The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
That girl has a pretty face.
The monkey pressed its face against the railings.
2
One's facial expression.
Why the sad face?
3
A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
Children! Stop making faces at each other!
4
The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
MAKE Money-wholesale U.S. stamps—buy mint stamps below face. Be a dealer. Send $1.00 for two giant catalogs, refunded first order. Von Stein, Bernardsville, N.J.
With certain exceptions for valuable stamps, dealers and many collectors are only willing to offer a percentage of face (80-90%). So instead, Lloyd took the sheets to work and posted a message asking if anyone wanted to buy sheets of old U.S. stamps at face.
5
The mouth.
Shut your face!
He's always stuffing his face with chips.
verb
1
To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
Face the sun.
Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
2
To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
Turn the chair so it faces the table.
He gain'd alſo with his Forces that part of Britain which faces Ireland,
3
To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
The croupier delicately faced her other two cards with the tip of his spatula. A four! She had lost!
4
To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
I've put out the stock and broken down the boxes, it's just facing left to do.
In my first job, I learned how to operate a till and to face the store to high standards.
5
To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
We are facing an uncertain future.
The railway is still vital to Jordan's export trade, but in spite of the poor quality of the road, diesel lorries are gradually robbing it of freight traffic, and anyone who can afford to fly does so rather than face the long desert journey by rail.
phrase
1
A mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the four spaces of a musical treble clef in order from the bottom to the top.
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