flat-out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flat out]
- /flæt aʊt/
- /flæt ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flat out]
- /flæt aʊt/

Definitions of flat-out word

adjective flat-out moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all-out: a flat-out effort by all contestants. 1
adjective flat-out downright; thoroughgoing: Many of the paintings were flat-out forgeries. 1
adverb flat-out outright 1

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Origin of flat-out

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flat-out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flat-out

flat-out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for flat-out

adv flat-out

all-out — You use all-out to describe actions that are carried out in a very energetic and determined way, using all the resources available.
full blast — a sudden and violent gust of wind: Wintry blasts chilled us to the marrow.
head over heels — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
lickety-split — at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.

All 8 Synonyms of flat-out