flat-footed

/F L AE1 T F UH0 T IH0 D/
adjective
  1. 1

    Having feet which are flat.

    “Bears are flat-footed animals.”

  2. 2

    (of humans) Having the specific physical condition of flat feet.

  3. 3

    Holding firmly and maintaining a decision; standing one's ground.

  4. 4

    Blunt and unsubtle; lacking finesse.

adverb
  1. 1

    Unprepared to act.

    “They caught us flat-footed.”

verb
  1. 1

    To walk around in the course of work, especially when investigating.

  2. 2

    To dance in the style of Appalachian clogging.

  3. 3

    To gulp an entire drink (bottle, glass, can, etc.) without pausing between swallows.

  4. 4

    To perform an action inefficiently or awkwardly.

  5. 5

    To wrongfoot.

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