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flattened

[flat-n] Origin

flat·ten

[flat-n]
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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Flattened is always a great word to know.
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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.
4.
flatten in, Nautical. flat1 (def. 61).
5.
flatten out, Aeronautics. to fly into a horizontal position, as after a dive.

Origin:
1620–30; flat1 + -en1

flat·ten·er, noun
o·ver·flat·ten, verb (used with object)
un·flat·tened, adjective


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.
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flatten definition


  1. 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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