Face definition: 1. the front of the head, where the eyes, nose, and mouth are: 2. an expression on someone's face: 3. to make a strange expression with your face, for example to show that you do not like someone or something: . learn more.. In professional wrestling, a face (babyface) is a heroic or a "good guy" wrestler, booked (scripted) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans. traditionally, they wrestle within the rules and avoid cheating (in contrast to the villains who use illegal moves and call in additional wrestlers to do their work for them) while behaving positively towards the referee and the audience.. See: (as) plain as the nose on (one's) face (boy,) is my face red! (one's) face doesn't fit (one's) face fits (one's) face is a picture (one's) face is like thunder a face as long as a fiddle a face like thunder a kick in the face a long face a red face a slap in the face a smack in the face a straight face a volte-face about-face all over (one's) face.