The difference between Flat and Low

When used as nouns, flat means an area of level ground, whereas low means something that is low.

When used as adverbs, flat means so as to be flat, whereas low means close to the ground.

When used as verbs, flat means to make a flat call, whereas low means to depress.

When used as adjectives, flat means having no variations in height, whereas low means pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.

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  1. Flat as an adjective:

    Having no variations in height.

    Examples:

    "The land around here is flat."

  2. Flat as an adjective (music, voice):

    Without variations in pitch.

  3. Flat as an adjective (slang):

    Describing certain features, usually the breasts and/or buttocks, that are extremely small or not visible at all.

    Examples:

    "That girl is completely flat on both sides."

  4. Flat as an adjective (music, note):

    Lowered by one semitone.

  5. Flat as an adjective (music):

    Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.

    Examples:

    "Your A string is too flat."

  6. Flat as an adjective (of a tire or other inflated object):

    Deflated, especially because of a puncture.

  7. Flat as an adjective:

    Uninteresting.

    Examples:

    "The party was a bit flat."

  8. Flat as an adjective:

    Of a carbonated drink, with all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.

  9. Flat as an adjective (wine):

    Lacking acidity without being sweet.

  10. Flat as an adjective (of a battery):

    Unable to emit power; dead.

  11. Flat as an adjective (juggling, of a throw):

    Without spin; spinless.

  12. Flat as an adjective (figurative):

    Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.

    Examples:

    "The market is flat."

    "The dialogue in your screenplay is flat -- you need to make it more exciting."

  13. Flat as an adjective:

    Absolute; downright; peremptory.

    Examples:

    "His claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results."

    "I'm not going to the party and that's flat."

  14. Flat as an adjective (phonetics, dated, of a [[consonant]]):

    sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant

  15. Flat as an adjective (grammar):

    Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".

    Examples:

    "Many flat adverbs, as in 'run fast', 'buy cheap', etc. are from Old English."

  16. Flat as an adjective (golf, of a [[golf club]]):

    Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.

  17. Flat as an adjective (horticulture, of certain [[fruit]]s):

    Flattening at the ends.

  18. Flat as an adjective (authorship, figuratively, esp. of a character):

    Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.

    Examples:

    "ant round"

    "The author created the site to [[flesh out]] the books' flatter characters, who were actually quite well developed in her own mind."

  1. Flat as an adverb:

    So as to be flat.

    Examples:

    "Spread the tablecloth flat over the table."

  2. Flat as an adverb:

    Bluntly.

    Examples:

    "I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat."

  3. Flat as an adverb:

    Not exceeding.

    Examples:

    "He can run a mile in four minutes flat."

  4. Flat as an adverb:

    Completely.

    Examples:

    "I am flat broke this month."

  5. Flat as an adverb:

    Directly; flatly.

  6. Flat as an adverb (finance, slang):

    Without allowance for accrued interest.

  1. Flat as a noun:

    An area of level ground.

  2. Flat as a noun (music):

    A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).

  3. Flat as a noun (informal, automotive):

    A flat tyre/tire.

  4. Flat as a noun (in the plural):

    A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.

    Examples:

    "She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels."

  5. Flat as a noun (in the plural):

    A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.

  6. Flat as a noun (painting):

    A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting.

  7. Flat as a noun (swordfighting):

    The flat part of something: The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge. The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.

  8. Flat as a noun:

    A wide, shallow container.

    Examples:

    "a flat of strawberries"

  9. Flat as a noun (mail):

    A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.

  10. Flat as a noun (geometry):

    A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.

  11. Flat as a noun:

    A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.

  12. Flat as a noun:

    A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.

  13. Flat as a noun (rail, US):

    A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.

  14. Flat as a noun:

    A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.

  15. Flat as a noun (mining):

    A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Raymond"

  16. Flat as a noun (obsolete):

    A dull fellow; a simpleton.

  17. Flat as a noun (technical, theatre):

    A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin that depicts a building or other part of a scene, also called backcloth and backdrop.

  1. Flat as a verb (poker slang):

    To make a flat call; to call without raising.

  2. Flat as a verb (intransitive):

    To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir W. Temple"

  3. Flat as a verb (intransitive, music, colloquial):

    To fall from the pitch.

  4. Flat as a verb (transitive, music):

    To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.

  5. Flat as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To make flat; to flatten; to level.

  6. Flat as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress.

  1. Flat as a noun (chiefly, British, New England, New Zealand, and, Australian, archaic, _, elsewhere):

    An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room.

  1. Low as an adjective (baseball, of a ball):

    Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions. Below the batter's knees.

    Examples:

    "standing on low ground'' ''in a low valley, ringed by low hills'' ''a low wall'' ''a low shelf"

    "the low countries'' ''Low German"

    "the pitch (or: the ball) was low"

  2. Low as an adjective:

    Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

    Examples:

    "a low bow'' ''a low tide'' ''the Mississippi is unusually low right now"

  3. Low as an adjective:

    Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. .}}

    Examples:

    "low birth'' ''low rank'' ''the low officials of the bureaucracy'' ''low-quality fabric'' ''playing low tricks on them'' ''a person of low mind"

    "Now that was low even for you!"

  4. Low as an adjective:

    Humble, meek, not haughty.

  5. Low as an adjective:

    Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

    Examples:

    "She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs."

  6. Low as an adjective:

    Being a nadir, a bottom.

    Examples:

    "the low point in her career"

  7. Low as an adjective:

    Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

    Examples:

    "low spirits"

  8. Low as an adjective:

    Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

    Examples:

    "a low pulse"

    "made (or: laid) low by sickness"

  9. Low as an adjective:

    Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative). Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.

    Examples:

    "My credit union charges a low interest rate. Jogging during a [[whiteout]], with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous. The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices. The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs. low cholesterol a low voltage wire a low number"

    "diets low in vitamin A'' ''made from low-carbon steel"

    "running low on cash"

  10. Low as an adjective (especially in the field of, _, biology):

    Simple in complexity or development; favoring simplicity; see e.g. , .

    Examples:

    "low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms"

  11. Low as an adjective (in several set phrases):

    Being near the equator.

    Examples:

    "the low northern latitudes"

  12. Low as an adjective (acoustics):

    Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

    Examples:

    "The note was too low for her to sing."

    "Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts."

  13. Low as an adjective:

    Quiet; soft; not loud.

    Examples:

    "They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying."

    "Why would you want to play heavy metal at such a low volume?"

  14. Low as an adjective (phonetics):

    Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.

  15. Low as an adjective (card games):

    Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

    Examples:

    "a low card"

  16. Low as an adjective (archaic):

    Not rich, seasoned, or nourishing; plain, simple.

    Examples:

    "a low diet"

  17. Low as an adjective (of an, automobile, gear, etc):

    Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

    Examples:

    "low gear"

  1. Low as a noun:

    Something that is low; a low point.

    Examples:

    "You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank."

    "Economic growth has hit a new low."

  2. Low as a noun:

    The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

    Examples:

    "Unemployment has reached a ten-year low."

  3. Low as a noun:

    A depressed mood or situation.

    Examples:

    "He is in a low right now"

  4. Low as a noun (meteorology):

    An area of low pressure; a depression.

    Examples:

    "A deep low is centred over the British Isles."

  5. Low as a noun:

    The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

    Examples:

    "Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour."

  6. Low as a noun (card games):

    The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

  7. Low as a noun:

    (slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.

    Examples:

    "He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low."

  1. Low as an adverb:

    Close to the ground.

  2. Low as an adverb:

    Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

  3. Low as an adverb:

    With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

    Examples:

    "to speak low"

  4. Low as an adverb:

    Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

    Examples:

    "He sold his wheat low."

  5. Low as an adverb:

    In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

  6. Low as an adverb:

    In a time approaching our own.

  7. Low as an adverb (astronomy):

    In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

    Examples:

    "The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian."

  1. Low as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To depress; to lower.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Jonathan Swift"

  1. Low as a verb (obsolete, nocat=1):

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  1. Low as a verb (intransitive):

    To moo.

    Examples:

    "The cattle were lowing."

  1. Low as a noun (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect):

    A flame; fire; blaze.

  1. Low as a verb (UK, Scotland, dialect):

    To burn; to blaze.

  1. Low as a noun (archaic, or, obsolete):

    Barrow, mound, tumulus.

  2. Low as a noun (Scottish dialectal, archaic):

    A hill.

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