flatten out

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

flatten out (third-person singular simple present flattens out, present participle flattening out, simple past and past participle flattened out)

1. To make flat (something rough, folded or bumpy).
2. (idiomatic, of a hierarchy or inequal distribution) To become more even.
3. (slang) To win a fight, usually by punching someone until they are knocked over

Translations

to make something flat

• Maori: takapapa, tūhāngai
• Russian: сглаживать (ru) (sglaživatʹ)