flat out
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flat, out.
- Complete, total, downright.
- Very busy.
- Lazy, sleeping.
- Alternative form of flat out.
Adverb
- At top speed.
- Without hesitation or reservation, bluntly, no holds barred, totally, outright.
- Alternative form of flat out.
Noun
- A total failure.
- A baked portion of flatbread; a baked item that is not meant to rise.
- A wrap, an item of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
- A section of piste that is relatively flat, causing or allowing skiers to slow down.
- An uncambered corner of racetrack; a racetrack whose corners are uncambered.
Verb
- To fail after a promising beginning; to disappoint expectations.
- Synonym of flatten out (to make flat)
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