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    a·bout-face
    [əˌboutˈfās]
    NOUN
    about-turn (noun) · about-turns (plural noun) · about-face (noun) · about-faces (plural noun)
    1. (chiefly in military contexts) a turn made so as to face the opposite direction:
      "he did an about-face and marched out of the tent"
    VERB
    about-turn (verb) · about-turns (third person present) · about-turned (past tense) · about-turned (past participle) · about-turning (present participle) · about-face (verb) · about-faces (third person present) · about-faced (past tense) · about-faced (past participle) · about-facing (present participle)
    1. turn so as to face the opposite direction:
      "suddenly he about-turned and saluted again"
      SIMILAR:
      do a U-turn
    ORIGIN
    late 19th century (originally as a military command): shortening of right about turn.
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  3. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/about-face

    about-face noun ə-ˈbau̇t-ˈfās 1 : a 180° turn to the right from the position of attention 2 : a reversal of direction 3 : a reversal of attitude, behavior, or point of view about-face intransitive verb …

  4. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/about-face

    a·bout-face (ə-bout′fās′) n. 1. a. The act of pivoting to face in the opposite direction from the original, especially in a military formation. b. A military command to turn clockwise 180°. 2. A …

  5. https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/about-face

    about-face 1 of 2 noun as in reversal a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite the candidate's frequent about-faces on issues disturbs many voters Synonyms …

  6. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/about-face

    about-face [ noun uh- bout-feys, uh- bout- feys; verb uh-bout- feys ] noun Military. a turn of 180° from the position of attention. a complete, sudden change in position, direction, principle, …

  7. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/an+about-face

    an about-face. A sudden, complete turn or change of direction. This phrase can describe one's physical movement or a change in concept. She did an about-face and walked back up …

  8. https://www.yourdictionary.com/about-face

    about-faced about-faces about-facing See word origin Frequency: To reverse direction. verb 3 0 A sharp change in attitude or opinion. noun 1 0 A total change of attitude or viewpoint. noun 0 0 …

  9. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/about+face

    about′ face′ interj. (used as a military command to perform an about-face.) [1860–65] a•bout-face (n. əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs, əˈbaʊtˈfeɪs; v. əˌbaʊtˈfeɪs) n., v. -faced, -fac•ing. n. 1. (in close-order drill) a …

  10. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=About Face

    Jul 14, 2014 · 1. A command of two words one prepatory (about) and one of action (face) given to a soldier that is standing at the position of attention. The soldier executes the "about face" by …

  11. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-dutch/about-face

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  12. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face

    1 a : the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes b : the face as a means of identification : countenance …

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