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flattened
[
flat
-n
]
Origin
flat·ten
/
ˈflæt
n
/
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[
flat
-n
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to make
flat
.
2.
to knock down:
The boxer flattened his opponent in the second round.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become
flat
.
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doohickey
. Does it mean:
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slumgullion
. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Verb phrases
4.
flatten in,
Nautical
.
flat
1
(
def. 61
)
.
5.
flatten out,
Aeronautics
.
to fly into a horizontal position, as after a dive.
Origin:
1620–30;
flat
1
+
-en
1
Related forms
flat·ten·er,
noun
o·ver·flat·ten,
verb (used with object)
un·flat·tened,
adjective
Synonyms
2.
ground, fell, prostrate, deck, floor.
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Word Origin & History
flatten
late 14c., "to prostrate oneself," also "to fall flat," from
flat
+
-en
(1). Meaning "to make flat" is early 17c. Related: Flattened; flattening.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
flatten definition
tv.
to knock someone down with a blow. :
Shorty flattened the kid with a jab to the nose.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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