flatten

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

flat·ten [flatten flattens flattened flattening] BrE [ˈflætn] NAmE [ˈflætn] verb
1. intransitive, transitive to become or make sth become flat or flatter
•The cookies will flatten slightly while cooking.
•~ sth These exercises will help to flatten your stomach.
•He flattened his hair down with gel.
•The bird is recognizable by its flattened beak.
•Roll the dough into balls and flatten slightly.
2. transitive ~ sth to destroy or knock down a building, tree, etc
•Most of the factory was flattened by the explosion.
3. transitive ~ sb (informal)to defeat sb easily in a competition, an argument, etc.
Syn: ↑smash, Syn: ↑thrash
•Our team was flattened this evening!
4. transitive ~ sb (informal)to hit sb very hard so that they fall down
•He flattened the intruder with a single punch.
•I'll flatten you if you do that again!
Derived: ↑flatten out ▪ ↑flatten something out ▪ ↑flatten yourself on somebody
Verb forms:

Example Bank:
•The hurricane flattened thousands of homes.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  drop, flatten out