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BECOME FLAT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does become flat mean?

• BECOME FLAT (verb)
The verb BECOME FLAT has 1 sense:

1. lose sparkle or bouquet

Familiarity information: BECOME FLAT used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BECOME FLAT (verb)

Sense 1

become flat ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Lose sparkle or bouquet

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

become flat; pall; die

Context example:

wine and beer can pall

Hypernyms (to "become flat" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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