Definitions
1.verbTo compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
2.verbTo enhance someone's vanity by praising them.
3.verbTo portray someone to advantage."Her portrait flatters her."
4.verbTo encourage or cheer someone with (usually false) hope.
5.nounA type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
6.nounA flat-faced fulling hammer.
7.nounA drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.
8.nounSomeone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener.
9.nounSomeone who lives in a rented flat.