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1. transitive and intransitive verb make or become flat: to make something flat or flatter, or become flat or flatter
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2. vr stand flat against something: to press the body against a flat surface
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3. transitive verb crush or humiliate somebody: to make somebody feel crushed or humiliated
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4. transitive verb defeat somebody: to defeat somebody convincingly
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informal
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5. transitive verb U.K. music
Same as flat1 (sense 2) (sense 3)
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  flat·ten·er noun |
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