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flat

1  [flat] adjective, flat⋅ter, flat⋅test, noun, verb, flat⋅ted, flat⋅ting, adverb
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–adjective
1. horizontally level: a flat roof.
2. level, even, or without unevenness of surface, as land or tabletops.
3. having a surface that is without marked projections or depressions: a broad, flat face.
4. lying horizontally and at full length, as a person; prostrate: He was flat on the canvas after the knockdown.
5. lying wholly on or against something: The banner was flat against the wall.
6. thrown down, laid low, or level with the ground, as fallen trees or buildings.
7. having a generally level shape or appearance; not deep or thick: a flat plate.
8. (of the heel of a shoe) low and broad.
9. spread out, as an unrolled map or the open hand.
10. deflated; collapsed: a flat tire.
11. absolute, downright, or positive; without qualification: a flat denial.
12. without modification or variation: a flat rate.
13. Informal. lacking money; broke.
14. without vitality or animation; lifeless; dull: flat writing.
15. having lost its flavor, sharpness, or life, as wine or food; stale.
16. (of a beverage) having lost its effervescence.
17. without flavor; not spiced: flat cooking.
18. prosaic, banal, or insipid: a flat style.
19. pointless, as a remark or joke.
20. commercially inactive: a flat day in the stock market.
21. (of a painting) not having the illusion of volume or depth.
22. (of a photograph or painting) lacking contrast or gradations of tone or color.
23. (of paint) without gloss; not shiny; mat.
24. not clear, sharp, or ringing, as sound or a voice.
25. lacking resonance and variation in pitch; monotonous: a flat delivery of the speech.
26. Music.
a. (of a tone) lowered a half step in pitch: B flat.
b. below an intended pitch, as a note; too low (opposed to sharp ).
27. Grammar. derived without change in form, as English to brush from the noun brush and adverbs that do not add -ly to the adjective form as fast, cheap, and slow.
28. Phonetics. lenis; voiced.
29. Nautical. (of a sail)
a. cut with little or no fullness.
b. trimmed as nearly fore-and-aft as possible, for sailing to windward.
30. flat a, the a-sound (a) of glad, bat, or act.
–noun
31. something flat.
32. a shoe, esp. a woman's shoe, with a flat heel or no heel.
33. a flat surface, side, or part of anything: He struck me with the flat of his hand.
34. flat or level ground; a flat area: salt flats.
35. a marsh, shoal, or shallow.
36. Music.
a. (in musical notation) the character ♭, which when attached to a note or to a staff degree lowers its significance one chromatic half step.
b. a tone one chromatic half step below another: The flat of B is B flat.
c. (on keyboard instruments, with reference to any given note) the key next below or to the left.
37. Theater. a piece of scenery consisting of a wooden frame, usually rectangular, covered with lightweight board or fabric.
38. a broad, thin book, chiefly for children: a juvenile flat.
39. Informal. a deflated automobile tire.
40. (in postal use) a large flat package, as in a manila envelope, for mailing.
41. Architecture. a flat roof or deck.
42. Nautical.
a. Also called platform. a partial deck between two full decks.
b. a low, flat barge or lighter.
43. Shipbuilding.
a. a broad, flat piece of iron or steel for overlapping and joining two plates at their edges.
b. a straight timber in a frame or other assembly of generally curved timbers.
44. an iron or steel bar of rectangular cross section.
45. Textiles. one of a series of laths covered with card clothing, used in conjunction with the cylinder in carding.
46. Photography. one or more negatives or positives in position to be reproduced.
47. Printing. a device for holding a negative or positive flat for reproduction by photoengraving.
48. Horticulture. a shallow, lidless box or tray used for rooting seeds and cuttings and for growing young plants.
49. a similar box used for shipping and selling fruits and vegetables.
50. Football. the area of the field immediately inside of or outside of an offensive end, close behind or at the line of scrimmage.
51. flats, Informal. flat races between horses. Compare flat race.
–verb (used with object)
52. to make flat.
53. Music. to lower (a pitch), esp. one half step.
–verb (used without object)
54. to become flat.
–adverb
55. in a flat position; horizontally; levelly.
56. in a flat manner; positively; absolutely.
57. completely; utterly: flat broke.
58. exactly; precisely: She ran around the track in two minutes flat.
59. Music. below the true pitch: to sing flat.
60. Finance. without interest.
—Verb phrase
61. flat in, Nautical. to pull the clew of (a fore-and-aft sail) as nearly amidships as possible. Also, flatten in.
—Idioms
62. fall flat, to fail to produce the desired effect; fail completely: His attempts at humor fell flat.
63. flat aft, Nautical. trimmed so that fore-and-aft sails present as flat a surface as possible, as in sailing close to the wind.
64. flat on one's back. back (def. 19).
65. flat out, Informal.
a. without hesitation; directly or openly: He told us flat out he'd been a double agent.
b. at full speed or with maximum effort.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME < ON flatr, akin to OE flet (see flat 2 ), Gk platýs (see platy-, plate 1

Related forms:
flatly, adverb
flatness, noun

Synonyms:
1. plane. See level. 4. low, prone. 11. outright, peremptory, categorical. 14. boring, spiritless, prosaic. 17. vapid, unsavory.

Antonyms:
1, 4. upright, vertical. 14. spirited. 17. savory.
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flat 1   (flāt)   
adj.   flat·ter, flat·test
  1. Having a horizontal surface without a slope, tilt, or curvature.
  2. Having a smooth, even, level surface: a skirt sewed with fine flat seams.
  3. Having a relatively broad surface in relation to thickness or depth: a flat board. See Synonyms at level.
  4. Stretched out or lying at full length along the ground; prone.
  5. Free of qualification; absolute: a flat refusal.
  6. Fixed; unvarying: a flat rate.
  7. Lacking interest or excitement; dull: a flat scenario.
    1. Lacking in flavor: a flat stew that needs salt.
    2. Having lost effervescence or sparkle: flat beer.
    3. Deflated. Used of a tire.
    4. Electrically discharged. Used of a storage battery.
    5. Being below the correct pitch.
    6. Being one half step lower than the corresponding natural key: the key of B flat.
    1. Deflated. Used of a tire.
    2. Electrically discharged. Used of a storage battery.
    3. Being below the correct pitch.
    4. Being one half step lower than the corresponding natural key: the key of B flat.
  10. Of or relating to a horizontal line that displays no ups or downs and signifies the absence of physiological activity: A flat electroencephalogram indicates a loss of brain function.
  11. Commercially inactive; sluggish: flat sales for the month.
  12. Unmodulated; monotonous: a flat voice.
  13. Lacking variety in tint or shading; uniform: "The sky was bright but flat, the color of oyster shells" (Anne Tyler).
  14. Not glossy; mat: flat paint.
  15. Music
    1. Being below the correct pitch.
    2. Being one half step lower than the corresponding natural key: the key of B flat.
  16. Designating the vowel a as pronounced in bad or cat.
  17. Nautical Taut. Used of a sail.
adv.  
    1. Level with the ground; horizontally.
    2. On or up against a flat surface; at full length.
    3. Directly; completely: went flat against the rules; flat broke.
    4. Exactly; precisely: arrived in six minutes flat.
  2. So as to be flat.
    1. Directly; completely: went flat against the rules; flat broke.
    2. Exactly; precisely: arrived in six minutes flat.
  4. Music Below the intended pitch.
  5. Business Without interest charge.
n.  
  1. A flat surface or part.
  2. A stretch of level ground. Often used in the plural: salt flats.
  3. A shallow frame or box for seeds or seedlings.
  4. A movable section of stage scenery, usually consisting of a wooden frame and a decorated panel of wood or cloth.
  5. A flatcar.
  6. A deflated tire.
  7. A shoe with a flat heel.
  8. A large flat piece of mail.
  9. A horse that competes in a flat race. Also called runner.
  10. Music
    1. A sign (♭) used to indicate that a note is to be lowered by a half step.
    2. A note that is lowered a half step.
  11. Football The area of the field to either side of an offensive formation.
v.   flat·ted, flat·ting, flats

v.   tr.
  1. To make flat; flatten.
  2. Music To lower (a note) a semitone.
v.   intr. Music
To sing or play below the proper pitch.

[Middle English, from Old Norse flatr; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]
flat'ly adv., flat'ness n.
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