Charles shouted upstairs to his wife,» Hurry up or we’ll be late.» «Oh, be quiet,» replied his wife. «Haven’t I been telling you for the last hour that I’ll be ready in a minute?»
- (usu. Foll. By away, off) strike (flies etc.) With flat object; drive.
- colloq. (of ears) listen intently. —n. - piece of cloth, wood, etc. Attached by one side esp. To cover a gap, e.g. A pocket-cover, the folded part of an envelope, a table-leaf.
- motion of a wing, arm, etc.
- colloq. Agitation; panic (in a flap).
- aileron.
- light blow with something flat. flappy adj. [probably imitative]
FLAT
foot n. Foot with a flattened arch.
- race n. Horse race without jumps, over level ground. flat racing n.
- rate n. Unvarying rate or charge.
- spin n. - aeron. A nearly horizontal spin.
- colloq. State of panic.
- —adj. (flatter, flattest) 1 a horizontally level. B even; smooth; unbroken. C level and shallow (flat cap).
- unqualified; downright (flat refusal).
- a dull; lifeless; monotonous (in a flat tone). B dejected.
- (of a fizzy drink) having lost its effervescence.
- (of an accumulator, battery, etc.) Having exhausted its charge.
- mus. A below true or normal pitch (violins are flat). B (of a key) having a flat or flats in the signature. C (as b, e, etc. Flat) semitone lower than b, e, etc.
- (of a tyre) punctured; deflated. —adv. - at full length; spread out (lay flat; flat against the wall).
- colloq. A completely, absolutely (flat broke). B exactly (in five minutes flat).
- mus. Below the true or normal pitch (sings flat). —n. - flat part or thing (flat of the hand).
- level ground, esp. A plain or swamp.
- mus. A note lowered a semitone below natural pitch. B sign indicating this.
- (as the flat) flat racing or its season.
- theatr. Flat scenery on a frame.
- esp. Us colloq. Flat tyre. flat out 1 at top speed.
- using all one's strength etc. That's flat colloq. That is definite. flatly adv. Flatness n. Flattish adj. [old norse]
- n. Set of rooms, usu. On one floor, as a residence. flatlet n. [obsolete flet floor, dwelling, from germanic: related to *flat1]
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