verb
- to make or become flat or flatter
- to knock down or defeat completely
- to press against a surface
Usage: informal
Examples
- She used a rolling pin to flatten the dough.
- The steamroller will flatten the asphalt.
- The boxer was flattened in the first round.
- The hurricane flattened several buildings.
- He flattened himself against the wall to hide.
- The tire went flat after hitting the nail.
- The strong winds flattened the wheat field.