Associations to the word «Prone»

Wiktionary

PRONE, adjective. Lying face downward; prostrate.Wp
PRONE, adjective. Having a downward inclination or slope.
PRONE, adjective. Shooting from a lying down position.
PRONE, adjective. Predisposed, liable, inclined.
PRONE OUT, verb. (surfing) To lie flat on one's board (face down) in order to be propelled shorewards by a broken wave.
PRONE TO, adverb. Inclined to; having a tendency to

Dictionary definition

PRONE, adjective. Having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone".
PRONE, adjective. Lying face downward.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats