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adjective Informal.
1.
moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all-out: a flat-out effort by all contestants.
2.
downright; thoroughgoing: Many of the paintings were flat-out forgeries.
Origin:
1925–30
1925–30
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Flat out
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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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.
EXPANDlying 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.
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.
COLLAPSEflat a, the a-sound (a) of glad, bat, or act.
noun
31.
something flat.
32.
a shoe, especially 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.
EXPANDa 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.
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.
COLLAPSEverb (used without object)
54.
to become flat.
adverb
Verb phrase55.
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.
EXPANDMusic. below the true pitch: to sing flat.
60.
COLLAPSEFinance. without interest.
61.
Idiomsflat in, Nautical. to pull the clew of (a fore-and-aft sail) as nearly amidships as possible. Also, flatten in.
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; Middle English < Old Norse flatr, akin to Old English flet (see flat2), Greek platýs (see platy-, plate1
1275–1325; Middle English < Old Norse flatr, akin to Old English flet (see flat2), Greek platýs (see platy-, plate1
Related forms
flat·ly, adverb
flat·ness, noun
un·flat·ted, adjective
Synonyms
1. plane. See level. 4. low, prone. 11. outright, peremptory, categorical. 14. boring, spiritless, prosaic. 17. vapid, unsavory.
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.
1, 4. upright, vertical. 14. spirited. 17. savory.
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Word Origin & History
flat
1801, from Scot. flat "floor or story of a house," from O.E. flet "a dwelling, floor, ground," from the same source as flat (adj.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
flat out
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In a direct manner, bluntly. For example, He told the true story flat out. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
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At top speed, as in She was running flat out to catch the train. [Slang; c. 1930]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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