Topic: SPORT
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old Norse |
| Origin: | flatr |
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flat1 S2 W2
comparative flatter, superlative flattest
comparative flatter, superlative flattest1 smooth and level, without raised or hollow areas, and not sloping or curving : 
houses with flat roofsWork on a clean, flat surface.
surface
houses with flat roofsWork on a clean, flat surface.2 a flat rate, amount of money etc is fixed and does not change or have anything added to it :
money
BBT3 a flat tyre or ball has no air or not enough air in it
tyre/ball
TTCDS4 not very deep, thick, or high, especially in comparison to its width or length : The cake came out of the oven flat, not fluffy.
not deep
The cake came out of the oven flat, not fluffy.5 a drink that is flat does not taste fresh because it has no more bubbles of gas in it [≠ fizzy]
drink
DFD6 a performance, book etc that is flat lacks interest, excitement, or energy : Arsenal looked flat for large parts of the game.
not interesting
[not before noun]Arsenal looked flat for large parts of the game.7 a flat battery has lost its electrical power [= dead American English]
battery
British EnglishHPED8 if prices, economic conditions, trade etc are flat, they have not increased or improved over a period of time : Analysts are expecting flat sales in the coming months.
business/trade
BAnalysts are expecting flat sales in the coming months.9 a musical note that is one semitone lower than the note E, B, A etc [↪ sharp, natural]
E flat/B flat/A flat etc
APM10 if a musical note is flat, it is played or sung slightly lower than it should be [≠ sharp]
musical sound
APM11 not showing much emotion, or not changing much in sound as you speak : 'He's dead,' she said in a flat voice.
voice
'He's dead,' she said in a flat voice.12 a refusal etc that is definite and which someone will not change : Our requests were met with a flat refusal.
a flat refusal/denial etc
Our requests were met with a flat refusal.13
be flat on your back
a) to be lying down so that all of your back is touching the floor
b) to be very ill so that you have to stay in bed for a period of time : I've been flat on my back with the flu all week.
I've been flat on my back with the flu all week.14 flat shoes have very low heels
shoes
DCC15 having little variety of light and dark : Flat lighting is typical of Avedon's portraits.
light
CFlat lighting is typical of Avedon's portraits.16 used to say that you will definitely not change what you have just said [= and that's that]: I won't go, and that's flat!
and that's flat!
British English spoken old-fashionedI won't go, and that's flat! —flatness noun [uncountable]
