front

²front

verb

Definition of FRONT

intransitive verb

1

: to have the front or principal side adjacent to something; also : to have frontage on something <a ten-acre plot fronting on a lake — Current Biography>

2

: to serve as a front <fronting for special interests>

transitive verb

1

a : confront <went to the woods because I wished … to front only the essential facts of life — H. D. Thoreau> b : to appear before <daily fronted him in some fresh splendor — Alfred Tennyson>

2

a : to be in front of <a lawn fronting the house> b : to be the leader of (a musical group) <appeared as a soloist and fronted bands>

3

: to face toward or have frontage on <the house fronts the street>

4

: to supply a front to <fronted the building with bricks>

5

a : to articulate (a sound) with the tongue farther forward b : to move (a word or phrase) to the beginning of a sentence

6

basketball : to play in front of (an opposing player) rather than between the player and the basket

7

: advance 7 <fronted him the cash>

Examples of FRONT

1. The house fronts Main Street.
2. The house fronts on Main Street.
3. He is now fronting a different band.
4. He fronts a talk show.

First Known Use of FRONT

1523

Related to FRONT

Synonyms: face, look (toward), point (toward)

Related Words: abut, adjoin, border, bound, fringe, margin, meet, neighbor, rim, skirt, touch; command, dominate, overlook; look down (on)

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