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   Flat·line

   /ˈflatˌlīn/

   

   verb

   • 1. fail to increase; remain static: "their share of the vote has flatlined at about 3%"
   • 2. (of a person) die: informal "they injected themselves with a deadly drug and flatlined"
   • ▪ (of a project or undertaking) fail: "the film has flatlined"

   Word Origin 1970s: from flat1 + line1. flatline (sense 2) is a reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flatliner noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • F

     4

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

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