flat
/flæt/
adverb
- In a level or horizontal position.
- The book fell flat on the floor.
- She lay flat on the grass to look at the stars.
- He knocked the vase flat with his elbow.
- Completely or exactly; used for emphasis.
- I'm flat broke and can't afford a ticket.
- She turned him down flat when he asked for a loan.
- He ran the race in ten seconds flat.
verb
- To make something flat or flatter.
- She flatted the cardboard box before recycling it.
- The chef flatted the dough with a rolling pin.
- He used a hammer to flat the bent metal.
- To sing or play a note lower than the correct pitch.
- The singer flatted the final note of the song.
- He tends to flat when he gets nervous.
- The violinist accidentally flatted the passage.
adjective
- Having a level, even surface without curves or bumps.
- We need a flat piece of ground to set up the tent.
- The table has a flat top that is perfect for working.
- The road is flat and straight for miles.
- Lacking interest, excitement, or energy; dull.
- The party felt flat after the music stopped.
- The soda has gone flat and tastes watery.
- His joke fell flat and nobody laughed.
- Having lost air; deflated.
- She noticed the bike tire was completely flat.
- The soccer ball is flat and needs to be pumped up.
- I got a flat tire on the way to work this morning.
- Fixed and not changing; absolute.
- We pay a flat rate for unlimited internet access.
- The store charges a flat fee of ten dollars for delivery.
- He gave a flat refusal to our request.
- Lower in pitch than the correct note.
- The singer's voice went flat on the high notes.
- The trumpet player hit a flat note during the concert.
- That piano key sounds flat and needs tuning.
noun
- A set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor; an apartment.
- She is looking for a new flat to rent.
- The flat has two bedrooms and a balcony.
- They live in a small flat in the city center.
- A flat tire.
- The car pulled over because of a flat.
- I had to change a flat on the highway.
- He called a tow truck after getting a flat.
- A musical note that is one semitone lower than the natural note.
- The composer used many flats in the melody.
- She played an E flat on the piano.
- The piece is written in the key of B flat.
- A flat surface or area.
- The house sits on a flat overlooking the valley.
- They walked across the salt flats at sunset.
- The farmer planted crops on the river flat.