plattmachen — meaning in English

English meaning

• flatten verb To make something flat or level.
• steamroll verb To crush something flat, as a heavy roller would.
• trounce verb To hit someone hard and repeatedly.

Senses

plattmachen is used for these senses in English:

• flatten (transitive) To knock down or lay low.
• steamroll To flatten, as if with a steamroller.
• steamroll (figurative) To ruthlessly crush or overwhelm.
• take out (idiom, slang) To kill or destroy.
• trounce (transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.

flatten — full definition

1. verb To make something flat or level.
2. verb To knock something or someone down completely.
3. verb To press one's body against a surface, usually to hide or avoid something.

steamroll — full definition

1. verb To crush something flat, as a heavy roller would.
2. verb To defeat or overpower someone completely and forcefully.

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