flatten

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈflætən/

Verb

transitive reflexive intransitive

(transitive) To make something flat or flatter. / (reflexive) To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）何かを平らにする、またはより平らにする。 / （再帰動詞）壁や床などに身を密着させて、見つからないように、または危害を避けるようにする。

What is this buttons?

Please flatten the cardboard boxes before recycling them so they take up less space.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

リサイクルする前に段ボール箱を平らにしておいてください。そうすれば場所を取らなくなります。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive) To make something flat or flatter.

As there was a lot of damage, we chose the heavy roller to flatten the pitch.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（2）

With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hob-house Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall.

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