- flat*/*/*/
- [flæt]
adj
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1) smooth and level on the surface, with no lumps or slopesThe farmland is very flat.[/ex]a firm flat stomach[/ex]You need a flat surface to work on.[/ex]2) not curving inwards or outwards, and not very thicka monitor with a flat screen[/ex]3) stretched out, or lying on a surfaceShe was flat on her back asleep.[/ex]4) a flat rate or amount is the same in all situationsThe bank charges a flat fee of £5 for money transfers.[/ex]5) lacking emotion, interest, or excitementThe celebrations seemed rather flat.[/ex]6) said directly and definitelya flat refusal[/ex]7) a flat tyre does not have enough air in it8) Britisha flat BATTERY does not have enough power left in it9) a drink that is flat has lost its gas BUBBLES10) slightly lower than the musical note that should be played or sungIInoun [C]flat */*/[flæt]1) Britisha set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large buildingThe family live in a fourth-floor flat.[/ex]a block of flats (= a building with a lot of flats in it)[/ex]2) informala puncture•the flat of sth — a flat surface or part of something[/ex]She hit the table with the flat of her hand.[/ex]IIIadvflat [flæt]1) stretched out, or lying on a surfaceHe laid the map out flat on the table.[/ex]Carole was lying flat on her back.[/ex]2) informalin exactly the very short period of time that you mentionI fell asleep in five seconds flat![/ex]•fall flat — to not succeed in entertaining someone or making them laugh[/ex]
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.