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flatten someone or something out

to make someone or something flat. If you fall under the steamroller, it will flatten you out. Flatten out that dough a little more. Please flatten it out.

See also: flatten, out

flatten out

v.

1. To become completely flat: The graph indicated that sales were strong in July but that they flattened out in August.

2. To make something completely flat: I flattened out the crumpled paper and wrote on it. The iron flattened the wrinkly fabric out.

3. To knock someone to the ground: The boxer flattened out his opponent. The bicyclist flattened the pedestrian out.

See also: flatten, out

flatten

tv. to knock someone down with a blow. Shorty flattened the kid with a jab to the nose.