flat-out
[ flat-out ]
/ ˈflætˈaʊt /
adjective Informal.
moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all-out: a flat-out effort by all contestants.
downright; thoroughgoing: Many of the paintings were flat-out forgeries.
Origin of flat-out
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby flat-out
Definition for flat out (2 of 2)
Origin of flat
1SYNONYMS FOR flat
4 low, prone.
11 outright, peremptory, categorical.
14 boring, spiritless, prosaic.
17 vapid, unsavory.
ANTONYMS FOR flat
OTHER WORDS FROM flat
flat·ly, adverb flat·ness, noun un·flat·ted, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for flat out (1 of 2)
See also
flats
Derived forms of flat
flatly, adverb flatness, nounWord Origin for flat
C14: from Old Norse
flatr; related to Old High German
flaz flat, Greek
platus flat, broad
British Dictionary definitions for flat out (2 of 2)
flat
2
/ (flæt) /
noun
a set of rooms comprising a residence entirely on one floor of a building
Usual US and Canadian name: apartment
British and NZ
a portion of a house used as separate living quarters
NZ
a house shared with people who are not members of one's own family
verb flats, flatting or flatted (intr)
Australian and NZ
to live in a flat (with someone)
Word Origin for flat
Old English
flett floor, hall, house; related to
flat
1
Idioms and Phrases with flat out (1 of 2)
flat out
In a direct manner, bluntly. For example, He told the true story flat out. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
At top speed, as in She was running flat out to catch the train. [Slang; c. 1930]
Idioms and Phrases with flat out (2 of 2)
flat