1. noun /fɹʌnt/
Officially its a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows its front for the mafia.
He says he likes hip-hop, but I think its just a front.
2. adjective /fɹʌnt/
a) Located at or near the front.
The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.
3. verb /fɹʌnt/
The great gate fronting to the north was about four feet high, and almost two feet wide, through which I could easily creep.
b) To face, be opposite to.
The palazzo has always fronted on a bus stop – but this putative man of the people has kindly put an end to that public service.
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