Definition of flat out - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
- He was running flat out to catch the bus..
2.
- She was flat out exhausted after the marathon..
3.
- She told him flat out that she wasn't interested.
Adjective
1.
- Calling him dishonest was a flat out insult to his character.
2.
- Teachers are flat out preparing exams for all their classes.
3.
body positionUK lying fully stretched on a surface from head to toeUK
- After the long hike, she lay flat out on the grass.
Noun
1.
racingTECH. UK racetrack or track corner with no banking on the turnsTECH. UK
- Drivers often lose grip on the flat out after the main straight.
2.
skiingTECH. UK relatively level ski run section where skiers naturally slow downTECH. UK
- You can rest your legs on the flat out before the next steep slope.
Verbal expression
- The team began the season well but flat out by midyear.
Expressions with flat out
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move or work as fast or hard as possible
They had to go flat out to finish the project on time.
work as hard as possible with maximum effort
She had to work flat out to finish the project.
Terms with flat out included in their meaning
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architecture
flat ledge sticking out from a wall for holding items
general use
flat area designed for carrying out tasks
directly
right or flat-out without hesitation
cooking
flat surface used for rolling out dough
baking tool
flat wide tool for moving pizza in and out of oven
geometry
spread out, broad and flat
form
spread out flat and thin
technology
flat part containing tiny openings that control how fluid sprays or flows out
Examples of flat out in a sentence
She worked flat out to meet the deadline. He was flat out wrong about the facts. The team was flat out defeated in the final match. He flat out refused to cooperate. They flat out denied the allegations. It was a flat out refusal to negotiate any further.
That claim is a flat out lie, according to the audit report. I can’t take on another shift—I’m flat out all weekend. The IT team is flat out fixing bugs before the release deadline. The paramedics found him flat out on the pavement, barely conscious. She practiced the stretch by lying flat out on the studio floor. He softened the suspension for the flat out to avoid sliding wide. A sudden gust pushed her off line on the flat out. He tucked low to carry speed across the flat out. I fell behind on the flat out and had to skate to catch up. The new app looked promising, but it flat out after the first update. Her startup attracted investors, then flat out within six months.
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- French:à toute vitesse, véritable, ...
- German:mit voller Kraft, absolut, ...
- Italian:al massimo, assoluto, ...
- Spanish:a toda velocidad, absoluto, ...
- Portuguese:a toda a velocidade, total, ...
- Chinese:全力以赴, 十足的, ...
- Japanese:全速力で, 完全な, ...
- Arabic:بِأَقْصَى سُرْعَة, مُطْلَق, ...
- Hebrew:בִּמְלוֹא הַמְּהִירוּת, מֻחְלָט, ...
- Russian:на полной скорости, безоговорочный, ...
- Ukrainian:на повну, цілковитий, ...
- Hindi:पूरी गति से, साफ़, ...
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