flat-footed
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Definitions
adjective
- Having feet which are flat.“Bears are flat-footed animals.”
- (of humans) Having the specific physical condition of flat feet.
- Holding firmly and maintaining a decision; standing one's ground.
- Blunt and unsubtle; lacking finesse.
adverb
- Unprepared to act.“They caught us flat-footed.”
verb
- To walk around in the course of work, especially when investigating.
- To dance in the style of Appalachian clogging.
- To gulp an entire drink (bottle, glass, can, etc.) without pausing between swallows.
- To perform an action inefficiently or awkwardly.
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