'flatfoot' definitions:
Definition of 'flatfoot'
(from WordNet)
noun
A policeman who patrols a given region [syn: flatfoot, patrolman]
noun
A foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out [syn: flatfoot, splayfoot, pes planus]
Definition of 'flatfoot'
From: GCIDE
- flat foot \flat" foot`\, flatfoot \flat"foot`\ (Med.) A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot; splayfoot. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'flatfoot'
From: GCIDE
- flatfoot \flat"foot`\ n. a police officer, especially a foot patrolman. [slang] [PJC]
Synonyms of 'flatfoot'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beagle,
- bluecoat,
- bobby,
- bowlegs,
- bull,
- camelback,
- cleft palate,
- clubfoot,
- cop,
- copper,
- crookback,
- defacement,
- deformation,
- deformity,
- dick,
- disfigurement,
- Dogberry,
- eye,
- flattie,
- freakishness,
- gendarme,
- gumshoe,
- gumshoe man,
- harelip,
- hawkshaw,
- humpback,
- hunchback,
- John Law,
- knock-knee,
- kyphosis,
- lordosis,
- malconformation,
- malformation,
- misproportion,
- misshape,
- monstrosity,
- mutilation,
- peeler,
- pig,
- private eye,
- shamus,
- skip tracer,
- sleuthhound,
- splayfoot,
- spotter,
- swayback,
- talipes,
- tec,
- teratology,
- the cops,
- the fuzz,
- the law,
- torticollis,
- truncation,
- valgus,
- wryneck