flatfoot
noun
- a condition in which a foot has a flat or dropped instep arch, so that the entire sole meets the ground
- pl. flatfoots or flatfeetSlang a policeman: so called from the notion that flat feet result from walking a beat
See flatfoot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(flătˈfo͝otˌ)
noun- pl. flat·feet (-fētˌ) A condition in which the arch of the foot is abnormally flattened down so that the entire sole makes contact with the ground.
- pl. flat·foots
a. Informal A person with flat feet.
b. Slang A police officer.
intransitive verb flat·foot·ed,
flat·foot·ing,
flat·foots To walk in a flat-footed manner: “He flatfooted along, twirling his club” (James T. Farrell).
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