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Definition of faced



Overview of verb face

The verb face has 9 senses? (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (56) confront, face up, face

(deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes")

2. (33) confront, face

(oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other")

3. (14) front, look, face

(be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park")

4. (4) face

(be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other")

5. (4) face

(turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now")

6. (3) confront, face, present

(present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us")

7. face

(turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card")

8. face

(line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket")

9. face

(cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones")


Overview of adj faced

The adj faced has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) faced

(having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination; "a neatly faced terrace")