flatfoot
/ˈflætˌfʊt/
noun
- A medical condition in which the arch of the foot is flattened, so that the entire sole touches the ground.
- Her flatfoot made it painful to stand for long periods at work.
- The doctor diagnosed him with flatfoot and recommended special insoles.
- Many children have flatfoot that corrects itself as they grow.
- A person who has flat feet.
- As a flatfoot, she had to choose running shoes with extra arch support.
- My grandfather was a flatfoot and always wore sturdy boots.
- The army rejected him because he was a flatfoot.
- An informal term for a police officer, especially one who patrols on foot.
- The flatfoot walked his beat through the busy downtown streets.
- In old movies, the flatfoot always gets his man by the end of the film.
- The neighborhood flatfoot knew every shop owner by name.