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flat
  • (adjective)
    1. Having no variations in altitude.
      The land around here is flat.
    2. Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
    3. Lowered by one semitone.
    4. Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
    5. Without variations in pitch.
    6. Of a carbonated drink, with all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
    7. Uninteresting.
      The party was a bit flat.
    8. Lacking acidity without being sweet.
    9. Absolute.
      His claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results.
      I'm not going to the party and that's flat.
  • (adverb)
    1. So as to be flat.
      Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.
    2. Bluntly.
      I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.
    3. Not exceeding.
      He can run a mile in four minutes flat.
    4. Completely.
      I am flat broke this month.
  • (noun)
    1. An area of level ground.
    2. A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
    3. A flat tyre/tire.
    4. An apartment.
    5. A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.
      She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.
    6. A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting.