flatline
To stop beatingTo stop beating.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To stop beating.
(broadly, intransitive)To die.
(slang, transitive)To kill.
(informal, intransitive)To remain at the same level, without development; or, to fall.
To experience significantly decreased rates of change compared to previous rates of change.
Upon upload, the video got 1,000 views/day for the first week, then flatlined and started getting fewer than ten views/day.
(intransitive)To fish using a flatline.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From flat + line. Refers to a continuous straight line (asystole) on an ECG (EKG) or EEG,From flat + line. Refers to a continuous straight line (asystole) on an ECG (EKG) or EEG, indicating death.
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Forms
flatlines, flatlining, flatlined, flatlinedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.