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Noun [English]

Forms: flatfoots [plural], flatfeet [plural]
Etymology: From flat + foot. Piecewise doublet of platypus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleth₂-|*ped-}}, {{compound|en|flat|foot}} flat + foot, {{piecewise doublet|en|platypus}} Piecewise doublet of platypus Head templates: {{en-noun|s|flatfeet}} flatfoot (plural flatfoots or flatfeet)
  1. (medicine, chiefly in the plural) A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Medicine, Dance
    Sense id: en-flatfoot-en-noun-KsLg0s2B Disambiguation of Dance: 15 3 18 7 21 25 2 9 0 Categories (other): Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 12 20 10 11 21 10 4 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 21 13 9 20 8 6 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 8 9 21 23 7 4 11 2 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. A person having the above condition. Translations (condition): дюстабан (djustaban) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 鴨母蹄 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 鸭母蹄 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 扁平足 (bin² ping⁴ zuk¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 鴨乸蹄 (Chinese Cantonese), 鸭乸蹄 (aap³ naa² tai⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 鴨屎蹄 (Chinese Cantonese), 鸭屎蹄 (aap³ si² tai⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 捺屎蹄 (naat⁶ si² tai⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 扁平足 (biǎnpíngzú) (Chinese Mandarin), 平足 (píngzú) (Chinese Mandarin), 平足症 (píngzúzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), lättäjalka (Finnish), lattajalka (Finnish), pied plat [masculine] (French), Plattfuß [masculine] (German), 鴨嫲蹄 (Hakka Chinese), 鸭嫲蹄 (ap-mà-tài) (Hakka Chinese), lúdtalp (Hungarian), lautajalka (Ingrian), leifteán [masculine] (Irish), 扁平足 (henpeisoku) (alt: へんぺいそく) (Japanese), płaskostopie [neuter] (Polish), platfus [masculine] (Polish), плоскосто́пие (ploskostópije) [neuter] (Russian), plattfot [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (person): дюстабанлия (djustabanlija) [masculine] (Bulgarian), lättäjalka (Finnish), lattajalka (Finnish), lúdtalpas ember (Hungarian), плоскосто́пный (ploskostópnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-flatfoot-en-noun-lG0I6kR4 Categories (other): Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 12 20 10 11 21 10 4 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 21 13 9 20 8 6 10 2 Disambiguation of 'condition': 40 53 2 6 Disambiguation of 'person': 0 86 14 0
  3. (colloquial, archaic, derogatory, law enforcement) (plural typically flatfoots) A policeman. Tags: archaic, colloquial, derogatory Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Dance, People Synonyms (police officer): police officer
    Sense id: en-flatfoot-en-noun-fsD9Q-B4 Disambiguation of Dance: 15 3 18 7 21 25 2 9 0 Disambiguation of People: 1 1 65 12 2 10 0 9 0 Categories (other): Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 12 20 10 11 21 10 4 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 21 13 9 20 8 6 10 2 Topics: government, law-enforcement Disambiguation of 'police officer': 11 16 54 19
  4. (US, informal, military, slang) A sailor. Tags: US, informal, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-flatfoot-en-noun-Z5jKEcCS Categories (other): American English, Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 12 20 10 11 21 10 4 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 8 9 21 23 7 4 11 2 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flatfooted

Verb [English]

Forms: flatfoots [present, singular, third-person], flatfooting [participle, present], flatfooted [participle, past], flatfooted [past]
Etymology: From flat + foot. Piecewise doublet of platypus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleth₂-|*ped-}}, {{compound|en|flat|foot}} flat + foot, {{piecewise doublet|en|platypus}} Piecewise doublet of platypus Head templates: {{en-verb}} flatfoot (third-person singular simple present flatfoots, present participle flatfooting, simple past and past participle flatfooted)
  1. To walk around in the course of work, especially when investigating. Categories (topical): Dance
    Sense id: en-flatfoot-en-verb-JituisV~ Disambiguation of Dance: 15 3 18 7 21 25 2 9 0 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 16 8 8 12 28 5 6 15 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 7 10 7 31 2 4 14 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 4 6 2 44 4 4 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 6 9 3 31 4 4 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 3 9 3 37 4 3 16 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 8 12 11 25 5 6 13 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 16 8 7 13 28 6 5 13 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 7 9 11 31 5 5 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 6 7 2 35 5 7 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 7 8 5 31 6 6 18 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 12 20 10 11 21 10 4 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 15 7 7 15 27 8 5 13 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 21 13 9 20 8 6 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 16 6 7 7 31 8 5 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 8 9 21 23 7 4 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 6 7 3 35 5 6 17 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 9 9 12 25 5 8 12 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 8 9 10 25 11 6 13 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 6 7 3 34 4 5 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 7 10 14 27 8 5 13 3
  2. To dance in the style of Appalachian clogging. Categories (topical): Dance
    Sense id: en-flatfoot-en-verb-cEoIRNFG Disambiguation of Dance: 15 3 18 7 21 25 2 9 0
  3. To gulp an entire drink (bottle, glass, can, etc.) without pausing between swallows.
    Sense id: en-flatfoot-en-verb-kXlQ39Gm
  4. To perform an action inefficiently or awkwardly.
    Sense id: en-flatfoot-en-verb-IvadoOlX Categories (other): Terms with Hakka translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hakka translations: 12 20 10 11 21 10 4 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 21 13 9 20 8 6 10 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 8 9 21 23 7 4 11 2
  5. To wrong-foot.
    Sense id: en-flatfoot-en-verb-~qMeHbzM

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "ref": "2014, Sarah Loudin Thomas, Appalachian Serenade (Appalachian Blessings): A Novella, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Casewell, George, and Steve had the crowd flatfooting across the floor in no time.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dance in the style of Appalachian clogging."
      ],
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        [
          "dance",
          "dance"
        ],
        [
          "Appalachian",
          "Appalachian"
        ],
        [
          "clogging",
          "clogging"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012, Dana Stabenow -, A Grave Denied, →ISBN:",
          "text": "“Thanks, Kate,” Bill Bingley said, laying down a screw gun and flatfooting the Coke she handed him.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To gulp an entire drink (bottle, glass, can, etc.) without pausing between swallows."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swallow",
          "swallow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To perform an action inefficiently or awkwardly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inefficient",
          "inefficient"
        ],
        [
          "awkward",
          "awkward"
        ]
      ]
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-08-05:",
          "text": "In the event they lacked a proper midfield bolt, with Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira huffing around in pursuit of the whizzing green machine. The centre-backs looked flustered, left to deal with three on two as Mexico broke. Löw’s 4-2-3-1 seemed antiquated and creaky, with the old World Cup shark Thomas Müller flat-footed in a wide position.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To wrong-foot."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wrong-foot",
          "wrong-foot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "flatfoot"
}

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