Another word for flatten
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Verb
To make even, smooth, or level
- Still; yet
- To a greater degree or extent. Used as an intensive with comparative adjectives and adverbs:
- (Obs.) In an even manner
- Directly; completely:
- (Music) Below the true or proper pitch
- (Business) Without interest charge.
- To make even in tone, color, pitch, etc.
- To bring persons or things to an equal level; equalize.
- So as to be level; so as to be flat, even, in line, etc.
- To become smooth
- To cause to appear less harsh or severe than is the case:
- To make (something) even, level, or unwrinkled:
See also:To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow
- To a lower volume of sound
- In, on, or to a lower position or level; specif., to a sitting or reclining position
- Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom:
- To fall from a higher to a lower place or position:
- To lower the level of (the voice).
- To let fall by releasing hold of:
- To cause to fall; knock down
- (Sewing) To turn over (the rough edge of a seam) and sew down flat on the underside
- To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down:
- To provide with a floor.
- (Informal) To press down to the floor
- To cover or furnish with a floor
- (--- Football) To throw (a ball) to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
- To touch or reach the ground.
- (Football) To throw or knock (an opposing player) to the ground
- To bring persons or things to an equal level; equalize.
- (Surveying) To determine the differences in altitude in (a plot of ground)
- (Informal) To be frank and open:
- To cause to lie flat:
- To lay low; overcome; exhaust or subjugate
- To throw or put in a prostrate position; lay flat on the ground
- To put suddenly or forcefully into a given condition, position, or activity:
- To cause to fall on or over something; cast:
- To force (an opponent) to the ground or floor, as in wrestling or the martial arts.
- To cover with ornaments; adorn; trim
- To clothe with finery; adorn. Often used with out:
- (Slang) To knock down; floor
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Another word for flatten
Verb
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- (Informal) To be frank and open:
- To bring persons or things to an equal level; equalize.
- So as to be level; so as to be flat, even, in line, etc.
- (Intransitive, idiomatic) to get to a stable level, to cease oscillating
- Still; yet
- To a greater degree or extent. Used as an intensive with comparative adjectives and adverbs:
- (Obs.) In an even manner
- To become smooth
- To cause to appear less harsh or severe than is the case:
- To make (something) even, level, or unwrinkled:
- To make something smooth.
- To remove irregularities or imperfections.
- (Intransitive) To become smooth.
- (Idiomatic, intransitive) Become further apart.
- (Idiomatic) To place items further apart.
- To cause to drop or sink; lower:
- To lessen the activity or force of; weaken:
- To lessen the activity or force of something; weaken.
- To silence or fluster, as with crushing words:
- To become crushed, flattened, or pulpy, as by pressure or impact.
- To move with a splashing or sucking sound, as when walking through boggy ground.
- To hit with a hard, heavy blow or impact
- To cause to come into forceful contact with something:
- To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
- To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
- To proceed or move by crowding or pressing:
- To be or become crushed:
- To proceed forcefully or insensitively:
- To operate a bulldozer.
- To move, dig out, or demolish with a bulldozer:
- To lay low; overcome; exhaust or subjugate
- To cause to lie flat:
- To throw or put in a prostrate position; lay flat on the ground
- To cause to fall; knock down
- To cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down:
- (Sewing) To turn over (the rough edge of a seam) and sew down flat on the underside
- To provide with a floor.
- (Informal) To press (the accelerator of a motor vehicle) to the floor.
- To cover or furnish with a floor
- Simple past tense and past participle of grind
- To set on, or cause to touch, the ground
- (--- Football) To throw (a ball) to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
- To scrape or rub off; wear away by scraping or rubbing
- To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction:
- To become worn or scraped by abrasion:
- To change gradually; go through a series of stages
- To give a grade to (a student, for example).
- To determine the quality of (academic work, for example); evaluate:
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