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flat
flat/flat/
adjective
- smooth and even; without marked lumps or indentations."trim the surface of the cake to make it completely flat"synonyms: level, horizontal, leveled, smooth, even, uniform, consistent, featureless, flush, plumb, regular, unvarying, continuous, unbroken, plane
- lacking interest or emotion; dull and lifeless."“I'm sorry,” he said, in a flat voice"synonyms: monotonous, toneless, droning, boring, dull, tedious, uninteresting, unexciting, soporific, bland, vapid, vacant, insipid, prosaic, dreary, colorless, featureless, jejune, emotionless, unfeeling, unexcited, unexpressive, expressionless, lifeless, spiritless, lackluster, dead, deadly
- (of a sparkling drink) having lost its effervescence."flat champagne"synonyms: still, dead, no longer effervescent
- (of a fee, wage, or price) the same in all cases, not varying with changed conditions or in particular cases."a $30 flat fare"synonyms: fixed, set, regular, established, unchanging, unvarying, invariable, unfluctuating, consistent, constant, uniform, straight, hard and fast
- (of musical sound) below true or normal pitch.
- relating to flat racing."the Flat season"
adverb
- in or to a horizontal position."he was lying flat on his back"synonyms: stretched out, outstretched, spreadeagled, prone, reclining, sprawling, supine, prostrate, recumbent, on one's back, on one's stomach/front, (flat) on one's face, procumbent
- completely; absolutely."I'm turning you down flat"synonyms: outright, directly, absolutely, plainly, explicitly, firmly, resolutely, adamantly, assertively, emphatically, insistently, finally, conclusively, completely, utterly, categorically, unconditionally, thoroughly, definitely, unequivocally, unquestionably
- below the true or normal pitch of musical sound."it wasn't a question of singing flat, but of simply singing the wrong notes"
noun
- the flat part of something."she placed the flat of her hand over her glass"
- an upright section of painted stage scenery mounted on a frame.
- a flat tire."I've got a flat—there were nails under the wheel"
- a musical note lowered a semitone below natural pitch.
verb
- lower (a note) by a semitone."when a person has a poor ear for music, he will flat and sharp right along without knowing it"
- make flat; flatten."flat the loaves down"
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3 days ago · The meaning of FLAT is lying at full length or spread out upon the ground : prostrate. How to use flat in a sentence.