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Definition flat in British English

flat adjective

adjective
/flæt/
1

level and parallel to the ground

Example

The building has a flat roof.

Example

You need a flat surface to work on.

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straight upright level
1.1

smooth on the surface, with no lumps or slopes

Example

The farmland is very flat.

Example

a firm flat stomach

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smooth flat level
1.2

thin and wide and not curving inwards or outwards

Example

a monitor with a flat screen

Example

She put the fruit on a large flat plate.

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aerodynamic angular as flat as a pancake
2

stretched out or lying on a surface

Example

Stand with your feet flat on the floor.

Example

She was flat on her back asleep.

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flat prostrate flat
3

a flat rate or amount is the same in all situations, so that you do not pay more or less

Example

The bank charges a flat fee of £5 for money transfers.

4

lacking emotion, interest, or excitement

Example

Ben's voice was curiously flat when he told us the news.

Example

The victory celebrations seemed rather flat.

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bored restless apathetic blank restrained impassive
Example

a flat refusal

Example

It was a flat statement of fact, with no apology.

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brokenly colloquial definite
6

a flat tyre does not have enough air in it

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bald cartwheel flange
7

a flat battery does not have enough power left in it

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AC active alternating current
8

a flat drink has lost its bubbles of gas, so that it does not taste good

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alcoholic black carbonated
9

flat shoes have very low heels or no heels

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flat heavy strappy
10

spoken in a voice that does not go up and down. This word is often used for describing the speech of people from a particular region.

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adenoidal appealing a voice like a foghorn
11

appearing as a line on a graph that does not go up or down, showing no activity or variety

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axis bar chart bar graph
12

used for describing an organization or system in which there are not many different levels of status

Example

Many companies are adopting a flatter management structure.

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structural established informal
13

a B flat, E flat etc is a musical note that is one semitone lower than B, E etc

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chromatic diatonic flat
13.1

slightly lower than the musical note that should be played or sung

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chromatic diatonic flat
14

with very little business or activity happening

Example

August was a flat month.

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boring dull tedious
Definition flat in British English

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