flatten

flatten
1. v делать плоским, ровным, гладким; разглаживать; сглаживать; выравнивать

to flatten the seams — разгладить швы

flatten out — выравнивать в полёте

2. v становиться плоским, гладким, ровным

to flatten under a load — сплющиваться под тяжестью

3. v стихать; ослабевать
4. v повалить; сбить с ног

the hurricane flattened the forest — ураган повалил лес

5. v спорт. нокаутировать
6. v раздавить

the car flattened the hen — автомобиль раздавил курицу

7. v приводить в уныние, удручать

flattened by grief — подавленный горем

8. v разг. разбить, нанести поражение

the senator flattened his opposition — сенатор подавил всю оппозицию

9. v разг. разорить

the depression flattened many small businesses — депрессия разорила много мелких фирм

10. v жив. придавать матовый оттенок
11. v муз. детонировать
12. v муз. понижать на полтона

плющить; раскатывать

Синонимический ряд:
1. become flatter (verb) become flatter; even out; grow even; grow level; grow smoother; level off; smooth off
2. compress (verb) compress; deflate; squash
3. even (verb) even; flush; grade; lay; level; plane; smooth; smoothen
4. fell (verb) bowl down; bowl over; bring down; cut down; deck; down; drop; fell; floor; ground; knock down; knock over; lay low; mow down; prostrate; throw; throw down; tumble
5. make flatter (verb) beat down; depress; make flatter; raze; smash; spread out

English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.

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  • Flatten — Flat ten (fl[a^]t t n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flattened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flattening}.] [From {Flat}, a.] 1. To reduce to an even surface or one approaching evenness; to make flat; to level; to make plane. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw down; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flatten — UK US /ˈflætən/ verb [I or T] ► to stop increasing or stop something from increasing: »to flatten prices/profits »The economy hit a peak about a year ago and now it s flattening. ► HR to reduce the number of different levels of managers and other …   Financial and business terms

  • flatten — [flat′ n] vt. 1. to make flat or flatter 2. Informal to knock down; make prostrate 3. to level to the ground vi. 1. to become flat or flatter 2. to become prostrate flatten out 1 …   English World dictionary

  • Flatten — Flat ten, v. i. To become or grow flat, even, depressed, dull, vapid, spiritless, or depressed below pitch. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flatten — index depress Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • flatten — late 14c., to prostrate oneself, also to fall flat, from FLAT (Cf. flat) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Meaning to make flat is 1620s. Related: Flattened; flattening …   Etymology dictionary

  • flatten — [v] level out abrade, beat down, compress, crush, debase, deflate, depress, even out, fell, floor, flush, grade, ground, iron out, knock down, lay, lay low, mow down, plane, plaster*, prostrate, raze, roll, smash, smooth, spread out, squash,… …   New thesaurus

  • flatten — ► VERB 1) make or become flat or flatter. 2) informal knock down. DERIVATIVES flattener noun …   English terms dictionary

  • flatten — [[t]flæ̱t(ə)n[/t]] flattens, flattening, flattened 1) V ERG If you flatten something or if it flattens, it becomes flat or flatter. [V n] He carefully flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book... The dog s ears flattened… …   English dictionary

  • flatten — flat|ten [ flætn ] verb 1. ) flatten or flatten out intransitive or transitive if something flattens or you flatten it, it becomes flat or flatter: This exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach. A longer pile carpet will flatten over time. 2. ) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • flatten — UK [ˈflæt(ə)n] / US verb Word forms flatten : present tense I/you/we/they flatten he/she/it flattens present participle flattening past tense flattened past participle flattened 1) flatten or flatten out [intransitive/transitive] if something… …   English dictionary


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