(prostrating, ~d)
1.
If you ~ yourself, you lie down flat on the ground, on your front, usually to show respect for God or a person in authority.
They ~d themselves before their king.
VERB: V pron-refl
2.
If you are lying ~, you are lying flat on the ground, on your front.
Percy was lying ~, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.
ADJ: ADJ after v
3.
If someone is ~, they are so distressed or affected by a very bad experience that they are unable to do anything at all. (FORMAL)
I was ~ with grief.
= devastated
ADJ: oft ADJ with n