# platforms

Pronunciation: US say "PLAT-formz" /ˈplætfɔɹmz/; UK say "PLAT-fawmz" /ˈplætfɔːmz/

## Noun

1. Plural of platform. — plural of platform
   - Simple: Plural of platform. Use this when you mean more than one platform.
   - _Engineers inspected the raised platforms beside the railway tracks._
   - _The two parties published competing platforms ahead of the election._
3. Short for platform shoes, shoes built on thick raised soles. — Clipping of platform shoes.
   - Simple: Short for platform shoes: shoes with very thick soles. Use this when you mean more than one pair or shoe.
   - _She slipped into a pair of towering platforms before heading to the club._
   - _The vintage shop displayed cork platforms from the seventies._
4. Short for platform boots, boots built on thick raised soles. — Clipping of platform boots.
   - Simple: Short for platform boots: tall boots with very thick soles. Use this when you mean more than one pair.
   - _The glam-rock singer stomped on stage in silver platforms that reached his knees._
   - _She zipped up her studded platforms for the goth club night._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of platform. — third-person singular simple present indicative of platform
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of platform. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The network platforms emerging journalists from underreported regions._
   - _She deliberately platforms voices that mainstream outlets overlook._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/platforms (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).