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View usage for: (flætən) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense flattens, present participle flattening, past tense, past participle flattened1. verbIf you flatten something or if it flattens, it becomes flat or flatter. He carefully flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book. [VERB noun] The dog's ears flattened slightly as Cook spoke his name. [VERB] ...the pitiful shacks built of cardboard boxes, corrugated iron sheets and flattenedoil drums. [VERB-ed] Flatten out means the same as flatten. The hills flattened out just south of the mountain. [VERB PARTICLE] We now think prices will flatten out towards the end of this year. [VERB PARTICLE] Peel off the blackened skin, flatten the pepper out and trim it into edible pieces. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun ] 2. verbTo flatten something such as a building, town, or plant means to destroy it by knocking it down or crushing it. ...explosives capable of flattening a five-storey building. [VERB noun] ...bombing raids flattened much of the area. [VERB noun] ...areas of flattened corn. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: destroy, level, ruin, demolish More Synonyms of flatten 3. verbIf you flatten yourself against something, you press yourself flat against it, for example to avoid getting in the way or being seen. He flattened himself against a brick wall as I passed. [V pron-refl + against/on] [Also VERB pronoun-reflexive ] 4. verbIf you flatten someone, you make them fall over by hitting them violently. She flattened him with a single punch; she knocked him out cold. [VERB noun] 5. verbIf you flatten someone in a fight, contest, or argument, you defeat them completely. In the squash court his chief aim is to flatten me. [VERB noun] A large percentage of these forces had been flattened by the assault. [VERB noun] Synonyms: crush, beat, defeat, trounce More Synonyms of flatten More Synonyms of flatten flatten in British English (ˈflætən) verb1. (sometimes foll by out) to make or become flat or flatter 2. (transitive) informala. to knock down or injure; prostrate b. to crush or subdue failure will flatten his self-esteem 3. (transitive) music to lower the pitch of (a note) by one chromatic semitone Usual US word: flat 4. (intransitive; foll by out) to manoeuvre an aircraft into horizontal flight, esp after a dive Derived forms flattener (ˈflattener) noun flatten in American English (ˈflætən) verb transitive1. to make flat or flatter 2. Informal to knock down; make prostrate 3. to level to the ground verb intransitive4. to become flat or flatter Derived forms flattener (ˈflattener) noun Examples of 'flatten' in a sentenceflatten In other languagesflatten British English: flatten VERB If you flatten something or if it flattens, it becomes flat or flatter. He carefully flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book. - American English: flatten
- Brazilian Portuguese: aplanar
- Chinese: 使变平
- European Spanish: alisar
- French: aplatir
- German: glätten
- Italian: appiattire
- Japanese: ぺちゃんこにする/ぺちゃんこになる
- Korean: 납작하게 만들다
- European Portuguese: aplanar
- Latin American Spanish: alisar
Chinese translation of 'flatten' vt - (also flatten out)
使变(變)平 (shǐ biàn píng) - (= destroy) [building, crop, city]
夷平 (yípíng)
vi - (also flatten out)
平展 (píngzhǎn) to flatten o.s. against a wall 自己紧贴着(著)墙(牆) (zìjǐ jǐntiēzhe qiáng)
Definition to make or become flat or flatter How do you put enough pressure on to the metal to flatten it? Synonyms plaster iron out even out smooth off Definition to knock down or injure Bombing raids flattened much of the area. Synonyms knock down pull down tear down throw down remove kennet (Australian, slang) jeff (Australian, slang) Definition to knock down or injure (informal) She could flatten me with one blow. Synonyms knock down bowl over prostrateknock off your feet Definition to crush or subdue (informal) The champion has run out of opponents to flatten. Synonyms worst undo clobber (slang) run rings around (informal) wipe the floor with (informal) make mincemeat of (informal) blow out of the water (slang) Additional synonymsDefinition to overcome or defeat He was easily beaten into third place. Synonyms defeat, outdo, trounce, overcome, stuff (slang), master, tank (slang), crush, overwhelm, conquer, lick (informal), undo, subdue, excel, surpass, overpower, outstrip, clobber (slang), vanquish, outrun, subjugate, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), knock spots off (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), pip at the post, outplay, blow out of the water (slang), put in the shade (informal), bring to their knees Definition to move, demolish, or flatten with a bulldozer She defeated developers who wanted to bulldoze her home. Synonyms demolish, level, destroy, flatten, knock down, tear down, raze, kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) Definition to squeeze together Poor posture can compress the body's organs. Synonyms squeeze, crush, squash, constrict, press, crowd, wedge, cramAdditional synonymsDefinition to defeat or beat Synonyms beat, best, defeat, master, overcome, crush, conquer, overthrow, lick (informal), undo, subdue, overpower, get the better of, clobber (slang), vanquish, subjugate, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), blow out of the water (slang), gain the advantage over |