flat down
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To push something down so it is totally flat, like pressing a piece of paper against a table.
Literal meaning: To make flat by pressing downward — entirely transparent.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To press something firmly so that it lies completely flat.
"She flatted down the creases in the map before folding it away."
Grammar: separable
2 C1 informal
To cause something upright to collapse flat to the ground.
"The strong wind flatted down the young saplings in the garden."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
A rare and informal expression, more common in regional British dialects. Not widely used in standard written English.
Commonly used with
hair grass paper fabric cardboard
Forms
Base
flat down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
flats down
he/she/it
Past simple
flated down
yesterday
Past participle
flated down
have + pp
-ing form
flating down
continuous
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