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flat¹ adj (flatter, flattest) 1 level; horizontal; even. 2 without hollows or prominences. 3 lacking the usual prominence • a flat nose. 4 not bent or crumpled. 5 said of feet: having little or no arch to the instep of the foot, so that the sole lies flat against the ground. 6 said of shoes: not having a raised heel. 7 bored; depressed. 8 dull; not lively. 9 toneless and expressionless. 10 colloq definite; downright; emphatic • a flat refusal. 11 music a said of an instrument, voice, etc: lower than the correct pitch¹; b following its noun that lowers the specified note by a semitone • C flat. Compare sharp adj 13. 12 said of a tyre: having too little air in it • The tyre went flat. 13 said of a drink: having lost its fizziness. 14 said of a battery: having little or no electrical charge remaining. 15 said of a price, rate, economic indicator, etc: fixed; unvarying. 16 said of a business, company, etc: commercially inactive. 17 said of paint: matt, not glossy. adverb 1 stretched out rather than curled up, crumpled, etc. 2 into a flat compact shape • folds flat for storage. 3 exactly • in two minutes flat. 4 bluntly and emphatically • I can tell you flat. 5 music at lower than the correct pitch • He sang flat. noun 1 something flat; a flat surface or part. 2 (flats) a an area of flat land; b a mud bank exposed at low tide. 3 colloq a punctured tyre on a vehicle • Oh no! We've got another flat. 4 music a a sign (flat) that lowers a note by a semitone from the note that it refers to; b a note lowered in this way. 5 a flat upright section of stage scenery slid or lowered onto the stage. 6 (the flat) horse-racing a flat racing; b the season of flat racing, from March to November. flatly adverb emphatically • she flatly refused to go. flatness noun. flattish adj. fall flat colloq to fail to achieve the hoped-for effect • The joke fell flat. fall flat on one's face colloq to fail at something in a humiliating way. flat broke colloq completely without money. flat out colloq with maximum speed and energy • They were all working flat out. that's flat colloq that's certain or final.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Norse flatr flat.

flat¹ adj (flatter, flattest) 1 level; horizontal; even. 2 without hollows or prominences. 3 lacking the usual prominence • a flat nose. 4 not bent or crumpled. 5 said of feet: having little or no arch to the instep of the foot, so that the sole lies flat against the ground. 6 said of shoes: not having a raised heel. 7 bored; depressed. 8 dull; not lively. 9 toneless and expressionless. 10 colloq definite; downright; emphatic • a flat refusal. 11 music a said of an instrument, voice, etc: lower than the correct pitch¹; b following its noun that lowers the specified note by a semitone • C flat. Compare sharp adj 13. 12 said of a tyre: having too little air in it • The tyre went flat. 13 said of a drink: having lost its fizziness. 14 said of a battery: having little or no electrical charge remaining. 15 said of a price, rate, economic indicator, etc: fixed; unvarying. 16 said of a business, company, etc: commercially inactive. 17 said of paint: matt, not glossy. adverb 1 stretched out rather than curled up, crumpled, etc. 2 into a flat compact shape • folds flat for storage. 3 exactly • in two minutes flat. 4 bluntly and emphatically • I can tell you flat. 5 music at lower than the correct pitch • He sang flat. noun 1 something flat; a flat surface or part. 2 (flats) a an area of flat land; b a mud bank exposed at low tide. 3 colloq a punctured tyre on a vehicle • Oh no! We've got another flat. 4 music a a sign (flat) that lowers a note by a semitone from the note that it refers to; b a note lowered in this way. 5 a flat upright section of stage scenery slid or lowered onto the stage. 6 (the flat) horse-racing a flat racing; b the season of flat racing, from March to November. flatly adverb emphatically • she flatly refused to go. flatness noun. flattish adj. fall flat colloq to fail to achieve the hoped-for effect • The joke fell flat. fall flat on one's face colloq to fail at something in a humiliating way. flat broke colloq completely without money. flat out colloq with maximum speed and energy • They were all working flat out. that's flat colloq that's certain or final.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Norse flatr flat.

flat¹ adj (flatter, flattest) 1 level; horizontal; even. 2 without hollows or prominences. 3 lacking the usual prominence • a flat nose. 4 not bent or crumpled. 5 said of feet: having little or no arch to the instep of the foot, so that the sole lies flat against the ground. 6 said of shoes: not having a raised heel. 7 bored; depressed. 8 dull; not lively. 9 toneless and expressionless. 10 colloq definite; downright; emphatic • a flat refusal. 11 music a said of an instrument, voice, etc: lower than the correct pitch¹; b following its noun that lowers the specified note by a semitone • C flat. Compare sharp adj 13. 12 said of a tyre: having too little air in it • The tyre went flat. 13 said of a drink: having lost its fizziness. 14 said of a battery: having little or no electrical charge remaining. 15 said of a price, rate, economic indicator, etc: fixed; unvarying. 16 said of a business, company, etc: commercially inactive. 17 said of paint: matt, not glossy. adverb 1 stretched out rather than curled up, crumpled, etc. 2 into a flat compact shape • folds flat for storage. 3 exactly • in two minutes flat. 4 bluntly and emphatically • I can tell you flat. 5 music at lower than the correct pitch • He sang flat. noun 1 something flat; a flat surface or part. 2 (flats) a an area of flat land; b a mud bank exposed at low tide. 3 colloq a punctured tyre on a vehicle • Oh no! We've got another flat. 4 music a a sign (flat) that lowers a note by a semitone from the note that it refers to; b a note lowered in this way. 5 a flat upright section of stage scenery slid or lowered onto the stage. 6 (the flat) horse-racing a flat racing; b the season of flat racing, from March to November. flatly adverb emphatically • she flatly refused to go. flatness noun. flattish adj. fall flat colloq to fail to achieve the hoped-for effect • The joke fell flat. fall flat on one's face colloq to fail at something in a humiliating way. flat broke colloq completely without money. flat out colloq with maximum speed and energy • They were all working flat out. that's flat colloq that's certain or final.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Norse flatr flat.