Turn around and "face" away from me!

[sitifan]

"Turn around and face away from me! Why? Turn around and face away from me! For what?!" (my bold)
https://okcfox.com/news/nation-world/man-mistaken-for-burglar-in-his-own-home-handcuff-detained
In the above quotation, which part of speech is the word "face", a verb or a noun?

 

[Tarheel]

It's part of a verb phrase: face away from me.

Thanks for the link.

 

[emsr2d2]

In that sentence, it's the imperative of the verb "face".

He faced the wall.
Face the audience!
Why are you facing away from me?
That portrait has always faced away from the door.