flat
- noun
- /flæt/
- We were stranded on the side of the road because we got a flat tire.
- get a flat
- fix a flat
- change a flat
You guys created a tire that can drive when it gets a flat.
- You guys created a tire that can drive when it gets a flat.
Examples
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Feels like we got a flat.
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- We got a flat, I gotta pull over.
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"Looks like you got a flat there, partner," the man says.
Fiction book (2001) -
I caught a flat on the way to the church.
Fiction book (2002) -
Okay, definitely a flat, and the spare is not there.
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I have a flat and no spare.
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I got a flat back here on the highway.
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In front of the station, a cab is jacked up; the driver is replacing a flat.
Fiction book (1990) -
We got a flat.
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I fixed the flat.
Synonyms
A tire with little or no air that cannot work properly
Not filled with air, like a flat balloon
Idioms
- Informal
To fail completely and feel embarrassed in front of others
Compounds
A flat area of mud near the coast that is underwater at high tide and dry at low tide
An herb with flat broad leaves that people use in cooking for its strong flavor
- Archaic
An apartment in an old building that has no hot running water or central heating
An apartment with all rooms in a row connected by doors, often with no hallway
- Australian
A low spreading evergreen bush from southern Australia with orange-yellow flowers and flat winged pods
- Specialized
A music sign placed before a note that makes it sound one whole tone lower
- Specialized
A straight horizontal top for a door or window made of angled stones that support each other
- UK
A European perennial plant with purple and pink flowers grown for animal feed and to improve soil
- Specialized
A hand tool with a rough flat surface that you move to smooth or shape wood and metal
- Specialized
A simple tie that joins two ropes securely, often used in sailing and wrapping packages
- Australian
A low evergreen shrub with heart-shaped leaves, bright yellow pea-like flowers, and flat seed pods
A friendly hunting dog with a long shiny black or brown coat that brings back animals from water and land
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for many years with flat clusters of small white flowers
How Flat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flat for a tire comes from the tire losing air and becoming 'deflated' and pressed down, like a round shape turned flat. That's why a punctured tire is called a flat.