FLAT OUT as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • at top speed
   Synonym(s)
   • like blue murder (what does like blue murder mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he ran flat out to catch the bus
   • he was off down the road like blue murder
2. Meaning
   • in a blunt direct manner
   Synonym(s)
   • bluffly (what does bluffly mean?)
   • bluntly (what does bluntly mean?)
   • brusquely (what does brusquely mean?)
   • roundly (what does roundly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he spoke bluntly
   • he stated his opinion flat-out
   • he was criticized roundly
   Pertainym(s)
   • brusque (what does brusque mean?)
   • brusk (what does brusk mean?)
   • curt (what does curt mean?)
   • short(p) (what does short(p) mean?)
   • blunt (what does blunt mean?)
   • candid (what does candid mean?)
   • forthright (what does forthright mean?)
   • frank (what does frank mean?)
   • free-spoken (what does free-spoken mean?)
   • outspoken (what does outspoken mean?)
   • plainspoken (what does plainspoken mean?)
   • point-blank (what does point-blank mean?)
   • straight-from-the-shoulder (what does straight-from-the-shoulder mean?)
   • bluff (what does bluff mean?)