Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To fail after a promising beginning; to disappoint expectations.

  2. (archaic, transitive)Synonym of flatten out (to make flat)

Examples

20 sentences

  1. That was a flat-out lie.

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  2. That's just a flat-out lie.

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  3. Tom flat out refused to speak to me.

    ruТом наотрез отказался со мной разговаривать. — Wezel

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  4. That's flat out racist.

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  5. You're just flat out wrong.

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Forms

flats out, flatting out, flatted out, flatted out
Base formflat out · to flat out
3rd person singularflats out
Present participleflatting out
Past simpleflatted out
Past participleflatted out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyflat out
he, she, itflats out

Past simpleLesson

all personsflatted out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave flatted out
he, she, ithas flatted out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill flat out

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
flatten out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
flatB1flatlyflatmateflattenflatterC1
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