Keywords: ground, floor, flat (level), plain (flat area), flatten
Sign Definition
General Definition
1. You can use this sign to refer to a low surface which is not sloping or curved and with no parts higher than any other, or any thing directly, indirectly or metaphorically associated with this. This sign is very general in its meaning and what it actually means at any time varies from context to context. However, it is most commonly associated with the things listed under 'as a noun', below.
2. You can use this sign to refer to any action directly, indirectly or metaphorically associated with moving your hands apart or across a low surface. This sign is very general in its meaning and what it actually means at any time varies from context to context. However, it is most commonly associated with the actions or qualities listed under 'as a verb or adjective', below
As a Noun
1. That part of a room that you walk on. English = floor.
2. The surface of the earth on which we walk and live. English = ground.
3. A large flat area of land with very few trees on it. English = plain.
As a Verb or Adjective
1. Of a low surface of some kind, to be not sloping or curved, or to have no raised parts. English = (be) flat.
2. To lay out on the floor, to put on the floor, to cover the floor, to be on the floor.
3. To be on the ground.
4. To move your hand over something to make it flat or smooth. English = flatten, smoothen.
